Geologic Processes on Earth’s Surface Quiz

When salt crystallizes, it pushes apart surrounding grains and weakens the rock, causing it to disintegrate when exposed to ______ or rain.

Thermal Expansion results from expansion and contraction of rocks caused by temperature change/different stresses which cause rocks to ______.

Chemical Weathering - decomposes rocks through a chemical change in its minerals. A process wherein rock materials are changed into other substances that have different physical and chemical compositions. Some agents of chemical weathering include water, strong acids, and ______.

Erosion - the transportation of weathered rocks. Agents like running water or rivers, wind, gravity, groundwater, wave currents, and glaciers contribute to ______.

Weathering is the disintegration and decomposition of rocks into smaller components. Types of Weathering include ______ Weathering and Chemical Weathering

Mass Wasting - Mass movement or downslope transport of rocks, soil and regolith ______.

Frost Wedging and Unloading (Pressure Release) are examples of ______ Weathering

Exogenic Processes are responsible for transforming rocks into ______

Exogenic Processes are external processes that occur at or near the surface of the earth. These processes are part of the ______ cycle

It occurs when overlying rock is eroded away, causing the outer rock to expand more than the rock below. Joints also expand when plants growing on its surface pry it open. This is an example of ______ Weathering

Weathering - disintegration and decomposition of rocks into smaller components. Types of Weathering include Mechanical Weathering and ______ Weathering

Mass Wasting - Mass movement or downslope transport of rocks, soil and regolith ______.

Chemical Weathering - decomposes rocks through a chemical change in its minerals. A process wherein rock materials are changed into other substances that have different physical and chemical compositions. Some agents of chemical weathering include water, strong acids, and ______.

It occurs when overlying rock is eroded away, causing the outer rock to expand more than the rock below. Joints also expand when plants growing on its surface pry it open. This is an example of ______ Weathering

Exogenic Processes are responsible for transforming rocks into ______

When salt crystallizes, it pushes apart surrounding grains and weakens the rock, causing it to disintegrate when exposed to ______ or rain.

Thermal Expansion results from expansion and contraction of rocks caused by temperature change/different stresses which cause rocks to ______.

Chemical Weathering - decomposes rocks through a chemical change in its minerals. A process wherein rock materials are changed into other substances that have different physical and chemical compositions. Some agents of chemical weathering include water, strong acids, and ______.

Mass Wasting - Mass movement or downslope transport of rocks, soil and regolith ______.

Erosion - the transportation of weathered rocks. Agents like running water or rivers, wind, gravity, groundwater, wave currents, and glaciers contribute to ______.