Chemical Weathering through Hydrolysis
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What is the process by which soil and rock particles are worn away and moved elsewhere by gravity or a moving transport agent?

  • Traction
  • Attrition
  • Erosion (correct)
  • Saltation
  • Which mineral group is commonly produced by chemical weathering through hydrolysis?

  • Mica
  • Clay (correct)
  • Feldspar
  • Granite
  • What is the process of rolling or dragging large grains along a river bed or shore aided by smaller grains?

  • Attrition
  • Saltation
  • Erosion
  • Traction (correct)
  • How are fine particles like silt and clay typically carried in the water?

    <p>In suspension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the erosion of river beds and banks by rubbing against them, especially during floods?

    <p>Bed load of a river</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves the bouncing of sand grains as they are picked up, carried along, and dropped repeatedly by flowing water?

    <p>Saltation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs when waves cause cliffs to erode, especially during storms?

    <p>Erosion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Soluble salts are carried in solution' refers to what characteristic of water bodies?

    <p>'Rivers contain dissolved salts'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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