Exam 16: Weathering and Mass Movement

-Referring to the figure, which continent has the fewest exposed carbonate rocks?

Why do high-latitude regions not experience karst weathering as quickly as warmer regions?

__________ is a type of mass movement where regolith detaches and slides downslope along a spoon-shaped plane and comes to rest more or less as a unit.

Devils Tower in Wyoming is an example of _______.

__________ occurs in the northern tundra and the high-elevation alpine tundra where freeze-thaw cycles cause sheets and lobes of soils to move slowly downslope.

Removal of vegetation increases the resistance force that stabilizes a slope.

Cave formations that grow from the ceiling downward are called __________.

A(n) __________ occurs when rocks tumble off a vertical or nearly vertical cliff face.

​ -In terms of slope stability factors in Table 16.2, rivers and road cuts do what?

A __________ is a bridgelike structure that sometimes forms in sandstone as a result of differential weathering.

__________ occurs when water reacts with and combines with minerals in rocks to form new minerals.

__________ is the process of transporting rock fragments by streams, glaciers, and wind.

Small particles settle at a steeper angle of repose than large particles.

A slope is said to be __________ when it has failed or is seen as likely to fail.

Which of the following is an example of dissolution?

The world's largest collapse sinkhole is in Mexico.

In coastal areas, what is a common type of physical weathering?

Only snow can make an avalanche.

__________ is the process of dissolving and breaking solid rock into smaller fragments.

Which is a form of weathering?