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| The process that occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller pieces without changing the rock's chemical composition is called ______. |
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| What is the weathering processes involving the constant freezing and thawing of water? |
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| What are the processes of mechanical weathering |
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| Frost Wedging,Unloading and Biological Activity |
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| When water freezes, its volume |
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| Which of the following is the result of Chemical weathering? |
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| A rock that has been split in two |
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| What kind of weathering would cause the writing on a marble gravestone to become harder and harder to read over time? |
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| A soil's texture is determined by |
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| Percentages of clay, Silt and Sand |
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| The main source of organic matter in soil is |
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| In Figure 5-2, what is the layer labeled T composed of? |
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| A soil that is characteristic of the humid eastern United States is |
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| A soil associated with the hot and wet tropics is |
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| Which of the following human activities has caused an increase in soil erosion? |
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| The process responsible for moving material down-slope under the influence of gravity is called |
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| What is the Slowest type of mass movements? |
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| What is responsible for the formation of Exfoliation Domes? |
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| The gradual rounding of the corners and edges of angular blocks of rock is called |
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| The process called ____involves physical forces that break rock into smaller pieces. |
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| In the process of ___, water freezes and expands, enlarging cracks in rocks. |
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| A large pile of debris that forms at the base of a slope is called |
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| The most important agent of chemical weathering is |
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| The layer of rock and mineral fragments produced by weathering, and covering nearly all of Earth's land surface, is called |
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