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What are the two main types of weathering?
What are the two main types of weathering?
- Exfoliation and Erosion
- Mechanical and Chemical (correct)
- Igneous and Sedimentary
- Volcanic and Metamorphic
What is weathering?
What is weathering?
- The formation of new rocks from existing rocks
- The movement of rock from one place to another
- The process of rock formation
- The physical and chemical breakdown of rock at or near the Earth's surface (correct)
How does weathering affect rock strength and permeability?
How does weathering affect rock strength and permeability?
- It increases rock strength and reduces permeability
- It decreases rock strength and has no effect on permeability
- It reduces rock strength and increases permeability (correct)
- It has no effect on rock strength or permeability
What contributes to the physical and chemical breakdown of exposed rock?
What contributes to the physical and chemical breakdown of exposed rock?
What does weathering make rock more susceptible to?
What does weathering make rock more susceptible to?
What is the primary function of weathering?
What is the primary function of weathering?
After studying the module, what should students be able to do?
After studying the module, what should students be able to do?
Which type of weathering involves physical forces that break rock into smaller pieces without changing the mineral composition?
Which type of weathering involves physical forces that break rock into smaller pieces without changing the mineral composition?
What is the main source of power for mechanical weathering?
What is the main source of power for mechanical weathering?
What is the process that occurs when moist soils freeze and expand, leading to the growth of ice lenses?
What is the process that occurs when moist soils freeze and expand, leading to the growth of ice lenses?
What is the unique property of liquid water that contributes to frost wedging?
What is the unique property of liquid water that contributes to frost wedging?
Which process leads to the fragmentation of rock through the movement of mobile agents such as gravity, wind, and water?
Which process leads to the fragmentation of rock through the movement of mobile agents such as gravity, wind, and water?
What is the result of mechanical weathering?
What is the result of mechanical weathering?
Which type of weathering involves chemical change that alters the chemical composition of rocks?
Which type of weathering involves chemical change that alters the chemical composition of rocks?
What are the two main types of weathering?
What are the two main types of weathering?
Which process occurs when moist soils freeze and expand, leading to the growth of ice lenses?
Which process occurs when moist soils freeze and expand, leading to the growth of ice lenses?
What contributes to the physical and chemical breakdown of exposed rock?
What contributes to the physical and chemical breakdown of exposed rock?
What is the primary function of weathering?
What is the primary function of weathering?
How does weathering affect rock strength and permeability?
How does weathering affect rock strength and permeability?
What is weathering?
What is weathering?
What is the unique property of liquid water that contributes to frost wedging?
What is the unique property of liquid water that contributes to frost wedging?
What contributes to the physical and chemical breakdown of exposed rock?
What contributes to the physical and chemical breakdown of exposed rock?
What is the primary function of weathering?
What is the primary function of weathering?
What is the main source of power for mechanical weathering?
What is the main source of power for mechanical weathering?
Which type of weathering involves physical forces that break rock into smaller pieces without changing the mineral composition?
Which type of weathering involves physical forces that break rock into smaller pieces without changing the mineral composition?
What does freeze-thaw action or frost wedging mainly involve?
What does freeze-thaw action or frost wedging mainly involve?
What is the process that occurs when moist soils freeze and expand, leading to the growth of ice lenses?
What is the process that occurs when moist soils freeze and expand, leading to the growth of ice lenses?
How does chemical weathering differ from physical/mechanical weathering?
How does chemical weathering differ from physical/mechanical weathering?
What contributes to the fragmentation of rock by exerting pressure on it during mechanical weathering?
What contributes to the fragmentation of rock by exerting pressure on it during mechanical weathering?
What is the end result of mechanical weathering on a rock?
What is the end result of mechanical weathering on a rock?
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