10 Questions
Which process is responsible for the cracking of rock mass by the expansion of water as it freezes in crevices and cracks?
Frost wedging
What type of weathering results in the formation of majestic limestone features in caves and beaches, as well as the development of dangerous sinkholes?
Carbonation
Which factor affects the rate of weathering by influencing the moisture and temperature in the environment?
Climate
What is responsible for the removal of rocks, sediments, and soil from their original location?
Gravity (Mass Wasting)
Which agent of erosion involves even removal of upper layers and venous/stream flow erosion?
Sheet erosion
What is the process of breaking down rocks due to exposure to the environment?
Physical weathering
Which type of weathering involves breaking a rock to smaller pieces without altering its composition?
Physical/Mechanical Weathering
What causes the repeated heating and cooling of materials resulting in rigid substances to crack and separate?
Expansion and Thermal Contraction
Which type of weathering involves down rocks/minerals break accompanied by a change in their chemical composition?
Chemical weathering
What causes overlying rocks to get removed and rocks underneath to expand and crack?
Confining Release Pressure
Test your knowledge about the processes that transform Earth's surface, including exogenic and endogenic factors, weathering, erosion, and related phenomena. Explore the impact of external and internal factors on the Earth's geological features.
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