WEATHERING & EROSION

Question 1

process that breaks down rocks into sediments at Earth’s surface

Answer 1

WEATHERING

Question 2

physical breakdown

Answer 2

Disintegration

Question 3

chemical alteration

Answer 3

decomposition

Question 4

physical removal of material by mobile agents (water, wind, ice, gravity)

Answer 4

EROSION

Question 5

transfer of rock and soil downslope under the influence of gravity

Answer 5

Mass wasting/landslide

Question 6

factor that intensifies weathering, induces temperature & moisture, and affects the stability of minerals

Answer 6

Climate

Question 7

chemical traits of rocks that make them susceptible to weathering.

Answer 7

Rock characteristics

Question 8

group of minerals that are easily weathered by water and can turn into clay

Answer 8

Alkali feldspars

Question 9

unequal weathering due to the rocks composition

Answer 9

Differential weathering

Question 10

physical breakdown/disintegration

Answer 10

Mechanical weathering

Question 11

chemical breakdown/decomposition

Answer 11

Chemical Weathering