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Which process involves the breakdown of rocks at the Earth's surface?
Which process involves the breakdown of rocks at the Earth's surface?
- Physical weathering
- Chemical weathering
- Biological weathering
- All of the above (correct)
What happens when water freezes in the cracks and crevices of rocks?
What happens when water freezes in the cracks and crevices of rocks?
- It contracts and strengthens the cracks
- It has no effect on the rocks
- It expands and widens the cracks (correct)
- It dissolves the rocks
What is the process called when salt crystals grow in the cracks and pores of rocks?
What is the process called when salt crystals grow in the cracks and pores of rocks?
- Haloclasty (correct)
- Expansion
- Contraction
- Erosion
How does temperature contribute to weathering?
How does temperature contribute to weathering?
Which of the following is NOT an agent of mechanical weathering?
Which of the following is NOT an agent of mechanical weathering?
What process occurs when water continually seeps into cracks, freezes, and expands, eventually breaking the rock apart?
What process occurs when water continually seeps into cracks, freezes, and expands, eventually breaking the rock apart?
Which type of weathering is caused by the effects of changing temperatures on rocks?
Which type of weathering is caused by the effects of changing temperatures on rocks?
What contributes to physical weathering in places like mountain regions and hot deserts?
What contributes to physical weathering in places like mountain regions and hot deserts?
Which type of weathering occurs when rock surface is frequently exposed to water, wind, and gravity?
Which type of weathering occurs when rock surface is frequently exposed to water, wind, and gravity?
What process can happen as cracks develop parallel to the land surface as a consequence of reduction in pressure during uplift and erosion?
What process can happen as cracks develop parallel to the land surface as a consequence of reduction in pressure during uplift and erosion?
