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Which living organisms speed up the weathering process by their actions?
Which living organisms speed up the weathering process by their actions?
- Plants (correct)
- Fungi
- Bacteria
- Algae
How do burrowing animals contribute to rock weathering?
How do burrowing animals contribute to rock weathering?
- By releasing oxygen
- By absorbing minerals
- By making burrows that loosen rocks (correct)
- By reducing the temperature
What effect do plants have on rocks through their roots?
What effect do plants have on rocks through their roots?
- Moisten the rocks
- Solidify the rocks
- Create new rocks
- Widens the joints in rocks (correct)
Which of the following activities encourages weathering of rocks?
Which of the following activities encourages weathering of rocks?
How do burrowing animals affect rocks?
How do burrowing animals affect rocks?
Why do plants contribute to the weathering of rocks?
Why do plants contribute to the weathering of rocks?
What is the definition of weathering?
What is the definition of weathering?
Which agents can cause weathering?
Which agents can cause weathering?
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Which process changes landforms over millions of years?
Which process changes landforms over millions of years?
What type of weathering involves biological agents?
What type of weathering involves biological agents?
Which process occurs in situ without any movement?
Which process occurs in situ without any movement?
Which process causes rocks to break due to expansion during the day and contraction at night in dry areas like deserts?
Which process causes rocks to break due to expansion during the day and contraction at night in dry areas like deserts?
In which weathering process do rocks have an outer layer that peels off in concentric shells, resembling onion peeling?
In which weathering process do rocks have an outer layer that peels off in concentric shells, resembling onion peeling?
What type of weathering occurs in equatorial regions and tropical areas where upper layers of rocks expand when wet and contract when water evaporates?
What type of weathering occurs in equatorial regions and tropical areas where upper layers of rocks expand when wet and contract when water evaporates?
In which weathering process does frost play an important role by exerting pressure on rocks when water in cracks turns into ice?
In which weathering process does frost play an important role by exerting pressure on rocks when water in cracks turns into ice?
Which type of weathering results in the alteration of minerals in rocks, making them weak and forming new minerals?
Which type of weathering results in the alteration of minerals in rocks, making them weak and forming new minerals?
Where is chemical weathering most common due to the presence of water in cracks and joints of rocks?
Where is chemical weathering most common due to the presence of water in cracks and joints of rocks?
