Weathering

Question 1

Taking a rock and creating little tiny particles known as sediment

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Weathering

Question 2

Moving sediment

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erosion

Question 3

Softer rocks indicates

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quicker weathering

Question 4

Harder rocks indicates

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slow weathering

Question 5

Two types of weathering

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Mechanical weathering, chemical weathering

Question 6

Beating rock with physical processes that create smaller pieces from a bigger pieces

Answer 6

Mechanical Weathering

Question 7

Decomposing of a rock with a chemical process

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chemical weathering

Question 8

types of mechanical weathering

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frost wedging, Pressure release, thermal expansion and contraction, salt wedging

Question 9

water expands when frozen;

Answer 9

frost wedging

Question 10

rocks forming at depth under high pressure and the outward expansion from pressure release makes it exposed at the surface

Answer 10

Pressure release

Question 11

Rock volume changes with temperature; expands when heated creating sheet joints

Answer 11

thermal expansion and contraction

Question 12

widens cracks and similar to frost wedging; easy in porous rocks

Answer 12

Salt wedging

Question 13

Types of Chemical Weathering

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Dissolution (by Water)

Oxidation (rust)

Question 14

Breaking solutions to form cations and anions due to water’s polarity

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Dissolution by water

Question 15

Occurs to due to heavy water, snow, or ice; forms oxidize

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Oxidation

Question 16

how do minerals break down?

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Opposite of their formation

Question 17

Percentages of soil minerals

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25% air, 25% water, 45% minerals, 5% organic matter

Question 18

Soil layers top to bottom:

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O, A, E, B, C

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Controllers of soil formation

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Type of landscape, composition of bedrock, Climate

Question 20

Soil in wet climate

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Laterite

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Soil in dry climate

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Pedocals

Question 22

Temperature climate soil

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Pedalfers

Question 23

Warm, rains a lot; top soil is thin;not a lot of organic materials

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Wet Climate

Question 24

Very thin A layer = not true top soil, very little vegetation

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dry climate

Question 25

Any process that reduces the quality of the soil is known as

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Soil degradation

Question 26

Soils degradation occurs through

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erosion, physical ways. biological ways, chemical ways