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Rocks and weathering
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Some plants produce acids witch results in | chemical weathering |
| one agent of chemical weathering is witch combines with water and crates carbonic acid | carbon dioxide |
| the actions of most animals couse a type of weathering called | Mechanical |
| rapid chemical can be caused by witch is rain combined with pollutants | Acid rain |
| A rock that contains tiny spaces that can hold water is called | permeable |
| Some plants produce acids witch results in | chemical weathering |
| The factors that determinant the rate of weathering is | Climate and type of rock |
| Acid rain couse very rapid weathering | Mechanical |
| The most important agent of chemical weathering is | Water |
| After chemical wether ing the chemical make up of ricks is | Different |
| Freezing an thawing are a example of | Mechanical |
| The moment of rock particles by ice , wind , or gravity is called | Abrasion |
| The rate of chemical weathering is in hot, wet climates than in cold and dry climates | Fast |
| The gas that causes rock containing iron to oxidize is | Oxygen |
| The type of weathering due to pressure is | Mechanical |
| Plant roots that force cracks in rocks are what type of weathering | Mechanical |
| What has rock been chemical weathered by if it has iron is red and soft | Oxygen |
| what may the growth of plant roots and animal activity end up in | Mechanical weathering |
| what is it called when rocks weather other rocks | Abrasion |
| Granite will last longer in what climate | Hot |
| What type of weathering causes mineral Composition of rock to change | Chemical weathering |
| What type of climate causes weathering to happen faster | Hot |
| What is ice wedging | water freezing in rock and braking it |
| What is uniformitarianism | A process that happened in the past and is still happening |
| Why does permeable rock weather easily | water can get into it easier |
| Scientist can infer by the round shape of the Appalachian mountains | They are older and more weathered |
| A marble statue Is left exposed to the elements what takes place | Freezing and thawing |
| Describe how freezing and thawing of water causes Mechanical weathering | It makes cracks in the rocks |
| Explain how oxygen causes chemical weathering | Iron combines with oxygen to form chemical weathering |
| Freezing winter temperatures will and coal burning hot rainy summers Predict how the city's climate will affect the statue | Pollution and the wet climate will cause acid rain |
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