Chapter 14 Quiz Review. Question #1 Q: What is mechanical weathering? A: Process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical means.

Chapter 14 Quiz Chapter 14 Quiz ReviewReview

Question #1Question #1

Q: What is mechanical weathering?Q: What is mechanical weathering?

A: Process by which rocks are broken A: Process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical down into smaller pieces by physical means.means.

Question # 2Question # 2

Q: Name at least 3 common agents of Q: Name at least 3 common agents of mechanical weathering.mechanical weathering.

A: ice, plants, animals, gravity, running A: ice, plants, animals, gravity, running water, and wind.water, and wind.


Q: What is abrasion?Q: What is abrasion?

A: The grinding & wearing away of rock A: The grinding & wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical action surfaces through the mechanical action of other rock or sand particles.of other rock or sand particles.


Q: What is chemical weathering?Q: What is chemical weathering?

A: Process by which rocks break down as A: Process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions. a result of chemical reactions.


Q: What are the 5 types of chemical Q: What are the 5 types of chemical weathering?weathering?

A: Oxidation, hydrolysis, carbonation, A: Oxidation, hydrolysis, carbonation, organic acids, & acid precipitation.organic acids, & acid precipitation.


Q: What is produced when carbonic acid Q: What is produced when carbonic acid reacts with calcite ( a major component reacts with calcite ( a major component of limestone)?of limestone)?

A: Calcium bicarbonateA: Calcium bicarbonate


Q: What are the 4 agents that affect the Q: What are the 4 agents that affect the rate of weathering?rate of weathering?

A: Rock composition, surface area, climate, A: Rock composition, surface area, climate, & topography.& topography.


Q: What weathering agents do lichens & Q: What weathering agents do lichens & mosses produce?mosses produce?

A: Organic acidsA: Organic acids


Q: If you increase the amount of surface Q: If you increase the amount of surface area, how does that affect weathering?area, how does that affect weathering?

A: The larger the surface area, the higher A: The larger the surface area, the higher the rate of weathering.the rate of weathering.


Q: Sedimentary rocks that contain this Q: Sedimentary rocks that contain this weather most quickly? weather most quickly?

A: Rocks that contain calcite.A: Rocks that contain calcite.


Q: What type of climate has the fastest rate Q: What type of climate has the fastest rate of weathering?of weathering?

A: Alternating hot and cold climates.A: Alternating hot and cold climates.


Q: What is crop rotation?Q: What is crop rotation?

A: Farmers plant one type of crop one year A: Farmers plant one type of crop one year and a different type of crop the next. and a different type of crop the next. Crop rotation stops erosion in its early Crop rotation stops erosion in its early stages.stages.


Q: What are the 3 major types of landforms Q: What are the 3 major types of landforms that are a result of weathering & erosion?that are a result of weathering & erosion?

A: Mountains, plains, plateausA: Mountains, plains, plateaus


Q: Name at least 2 of the 4 soil Q: Name at least 2 of the 4 soil conservation methods.conservation methods.

A: contour plowing, strip-cropping, A: contour plowing, strip-cropping, terracing, crop rotation.terracing, crop rotation.


Q: How does gravity affect erosion? Q: How does gravity affect erosion?

A: Creates mass movements such as A: Creates mass movements such as creep, mudflows, slump, landslides, & creep, mudflows, slump, landslides, & solifluction.solifluction.


Q: What are soil horizons?Q: What are soil horizons?

A: A horizontal layer of soil that is clearly A: A horizontal layer of soil that is clearly different from the layers above and below different from the layers above and below it.it.


Q: What is oxidation?Q: What is oxidation?

A: Process by which elements combine A: Process by which elements combine with oxygen. (Type of chemical with oxygen. (Type of chemical weathering).weathering).


Q: What is differential weathering?Q: What is differential weathering?

A: The process by which softer, less A: The process by which softer, less weather resistant rocks wear away at a weather resistant rocks wear away at a faster rate than harder, more weather faster rate than harder, more weather resistant rocks do.resistant rocks do.


Q: Formations of potholes in streets during Q: Formations of potholes in streets during severe winters is what type of severe winters is what type of weathering?weathering?

A: MechanicalA: Mechanical


Q: Halite in rocks dissolving in water is an Q: Halite in rocks dissolving in water is an example of what type of weathering?example of what type of weathering?

A: ChemicalA: Chemical


Q: What is erosion?Q: What is erosion?

A: The products of weathering are A: The products of weathering are transported.transported.


Q: What are the four agents of erosion?Q: What are the four agents of erosion?

A: Gravity, wind, glaciers, and water.A: Gravity, wind, glaciers, and water.


Q: What is a loose mixture of rock Q: What is a loose mixture of rock fragments and organic material that can fragments and organic material that can support growth of vegetation called?support growth of vegetation called?

A: SoilA: Soil


Q: Which would you expect to have a Q: Which would you expect to have a faster rate of weathering, mountainsides faster rate of weathering, mountainsides or flat land.or flat land.

A: MountainsidesA: Mountainsides


Q: What is sheet erosion?Q: What is sheet erosion?

A: Process by which water flows over a A: Process by which water flows over a layer of soil and removes the topsoil.layer of soil and removes the topsoil.

Chapter 14 Quiz Review. Question #1 Q: What is mechanical weathering? A: Process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical means.

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