Mechanical & Chemical Weathering (EAS A22)

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Unit 2- Earth and Space Science

Environmental Science

Earth Systems and Resources

10th

Weathering

The process that occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller pieces without changing the rock’s chemical composition

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Frost Wedging

Involves the repeated freezing and thawing of water

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Which of the following is NOT associated with mechanical weathering? a. frost wedging c. biological activity
b. unloading d. reactions with oxygen

D (Reactions with Oxygen)

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Spheroidal Weathering

The gradual rounding of the corners and edges of angular blocks of rock

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