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- 3. Define weathering Differentiate mechanical weathering from chemical weathering Cite examples of mechanical weathering and chemical weathering
- 4. Process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.
- 8. physical weathering Breaking down of rocks without any change in their chemical compositions Wind, water, gravity, plant, animal and human activities are some of the causes of this weathering.
- 9. Abrasion Freezing and Thawing Animal Activities Human Activities Plant Activities Exfoliation
- 10. When rocks collide one another or scrape against each other, their exposed surfaces can be chipped or fractured.
- 11. Outer layers of rocks feel off.
- 16. Takes place when the nature and composition of rocks change. Breaking of rocks due to the reaction of acids or oxygen.
- 17. Carbonation Oxidation Hydrolysis
- 18. Takes place when dissolved carbon dioxide present in water and air forms carbonic acid.
- 19. hydrogen in rainwater reacts with the minerals in the rocks, changing them to clay.
- 20. When oxygen combines with iron in rocks, it changes into iron oxide.
- 22. Write TRUE if the sentence is correct and FALSE if not. 1. Weathering breaks rocks into pieces. 2. Because of weathering, the surface of the earth keeps on changing. 3. Acid and oxygen are the greatest agents of chemical weathering. 4. When oxygen combines with iron in rocks, sulfur oxide is formed. 5. The process by which sand and small rocks scratch other rocks is called abrasion.