Question 1

Chemical weathering involves the breakdown of material due to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) mechanical breakdown of rock 
B) baking in the hot sun 
C) interaction with molten rock 
D) interaction with water or air 
A) mechanical breakdown of rock 
B) baking in the hot sun 
C) interaction with molten rock 
D) interaction with water or air

Question 2

Salt water is the end product of this weathering process.

Accepted Answer

A) hydrolysis 
B) dissolution 
C) jointing 
D) frost wedging 
A) hydrolysis 
B) dissolution 
C) jointing 
D) frost wedging

Question 3

Which soil horizon is the most important to farmers for planting crops?

Accepted Answer

A) O 
B) A 
C) E 
D) B 
A) O 
B) A 
C) E 
D) B

Question 4

Why does physical weathering speed up the processes of chemical weathering?

Accepted Answer

A) Physical weathering requires abundant water,as does chemical weathering. 
B) Physical weathering produces fresh surfaces for chemical weathering to attack. 
C) Chemical weathering can occur only on small surfaces,not large ones. 
D) Chemical weathering requires salt,which is provided by salt wedging. 
A) Physical weathering requires abundant water,as does chemical weathering. 
B) Physical weathering produces fresh surfaces for chemical weathering to attack. 
C) Chemical weathering can occur only on small surfaces,not large ones. 
D) Chemical weathering requires salt,which is provided by salt wedging.

Chemical weathering involves the breakdown of material due to ________.

Salt water is the end product of this weathering process.

Which soil horizon is the most important to farmers for planting crops?

Why does physical weathering speed up the processes of chemical weathering?

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

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Exam 25: a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

Chemical weathering involves the breakdown of material due to ________.

Salt water is the end product of this weathering process.

Which soil horizon is the most important to farmers for planting crops?

Why does physical weathering speed up the processes of chemical weathering?

Cosmology and the Birth of Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, revisited: Seismic Layering, gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Filters