8 Questions
What is the process by which soil and rock particles are worn away and moved elsewhere by gravity or a moving transport agent?
Erosion
Which mineral group is commonly produced by chemical weathering through hydrolysis?
Clay
What is the process of rolling or dragging large grains along a river bed or shore aided by smaller grains?
Traction
How are fine particles like silt and clay typically carried in the water?
In suspension
What contributes to the erosion of river beds and banks by rubbing against them, especially during floods?
Bed load of a river
Which process involves the bouncing of sand grains as they are picked up, carried along, and dropped repeatedly by flowing water?
Saltation
What occurs when waves cause cliffs to erode, especially during storms?
Erosion
'Soluble salts are carried in solution' refers to what characteristic of water bodies?
'Rivers contain dissolved salts'
Explore how hydrolysis, a chemical process, occurs in nature when acid rain reacts with rock-forming minerals like feldspar, leading to the formation of clay and salts. Learn about the impact of hydrolysis on different minerals like quartz.
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