Weathering Questions Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What process breaks down rocks, soils, and minerals? | weathering |
| Do all rocks weather at the same rate? | No. Some, like lime, weather more quickly. Others, like granite, weather more slowly. |
| What are some things that can cause weathering? | animals, plants, heat, cold, water, ice, pressure, and gravity |
| Name 3 ways that weathering can be helpful. | creates new minerals and new sedimentary rocks, creates soil, creates chemical compounds |
| True or false? Natural weathering processes occur around us every single day. | True. Natural weathering occurs on a daily basis, even though it may only be on a very small scale, such as a crack in a rock expanding ever so slightly. |
| True or false? As soon as a rock particle moves--whether by wind, water, or ice--we call it weathering. | False. Once a rock moves, it is called erosion. Weathering involves the breakdown or decomposition of rocks, not their movement. |
| Which is not a product created as a result of weathering? the formation of acids soil formation the release of carbon into the atmosphere chemical compounds | Chemical compounds, soil formation, and the release of carbon into the atmosphere are all important products created from weathering. Acid formation, however, is not a by-product of weathering. |
| How does the formation of soil begin? | weathering of rocks and minerals |
| Where can you find more fertile soils? | near sources of water |
| Where can you find less fertile soils? | dry, desert areas |
| What 4 factors influence soil development? | parent material, climate, biotic factors, land topography |
| What is physical weathering? | taking a bigger rock and breaking it down into smaller pieces of that same rock. No new chemical substances are created when this process occurs. |
| What is chemical weathering? | causing rocks to break down using chemical reactions. When these chemical reactions take place, new substances are formed. |
| What two things typically cause chemical weathering? | oxygen and acids |
| Where do acids come from that weather rocks? | Acid rain, acid in groundwater, acids produced by living things. |
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