Exam 15: Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion

Weathering and mass wasting can be classified as ________ processes.

Soil creep, because it is so common, produces a rich array of landforms.

Landslides are the most common form of mass wasting.

Weathering may reach as far as ________ below Earth's surface.

Mass wasting is generally the second step in a three-step system of denudation.

A weathering type associated with curved and concentric sets of joints break away in successive layers is called ________.

________ is(are) the most obvious result of weathering.

In dry climates, ________ is a (are) prevalent process(es).

Clayey soils or clayey subsoils greatly facilitate mass movement.

A slope collapse with a backward rotation is a ________.

List three processes of chemical weathering and explain how they work.

The chemical union of water with another substance is called ________.

Which of the following is LEAST important in the weathering processes?

Which of the following is NOT associated with biological weathering?

In mountain areas, when large amounts of rock fragments move downslope of their own weight, they are called ________.

Creep associated with animals and resembling a faint network of trails is called ________.

Where solifluction occurs, drainage channels are usually scarce.

________ and amount of moisture present can be used to classify types of mass wasting.

Generally, joints do not exist below one meter from Earth's surface.

Calcium bicarbonate produced in the chemical weathering process of carbonation ________.