12 Questions
What is the process of breaking down or dissolving of minerals and rocks on the surface of the Earth?
Weathering
Which type of weathering occurs when rainwater combines with CO2 to form a weak carbonic acid?
Carbonation
What type of weathering involves the breakdown of rocks by acidic water to produce clay and soluble salts?
Hydrolysis
Which weathering process involves the breakdown of rock by oxygen and water, often giving iron-rich rocks a rusty-colored weathered surface?
Oxidation
What type of weathering occurs when rocks are weakened by different biological agents like plants and animals?
Physical Weathering
Which exogenic process leaves significant changes on the landscape?
Weathering
What is the process of breaking down of rocks into particles without changing their chemical composition?
Mechanical Weathering
Which process involves the upward movement of the Earth's mostly solid mantle?
Decompression Melting
Which type of weathering is caused by salt solutions that seep into cracks and joints in the rocks?
Salt Crystallization
What causes the mechanical break up of rock due to the expansion of freezing water in cracks?
Frost Wedging
Which layer of the Earth is involved in decompression melting at divergent plate boundaries?
Mantle
What is the process of transporting weathered sediments by wind, water, or ice, and gravity to a different place?
Erosion
Test your knowledge about exogenic and endogenic processes, with a focus on weathering. Explore the different types of exogenic processes and agents of weathering, such as chemical weathering. Learn about the impact of these processes on the Earth's surface.
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