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Weathering and Soil Formation (Chapter 6)

Weathering and Soil Formation (Chapter 6). The breaking down of rock and other substances at Earth’s surface is ___. weathering. Which type of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?. Chemical Weathering.

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Weathering and Soil Formation (Chapter 6)

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  1. Weathering and Soil Formation(Chapter 6)

  2. The breaking down of rock and other substances at Earth’s surface is ___.

  3. weathering

  4. Which type of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?

  5. Chemical Weathering

  6. What are the most important factors in determining the rate of weathering?

  7. Type of rock & Climate

  8. What can geologists infer from the rounded, eroded shapes of the Appalachian Mountains?

  9. The mountains have been eroding for millions of years.

  10. How does ice wedging cause mechanical weathering of rock?

  11. Freezing & thawing of water

  12. Does weathering occur rapidly or slowly in a hot and wet climate?

  13. Rapidly

  14. Which agent of mechanical weathering occurs when rock is worn away by the grinding action of other rock particles?

  15. Abrasion

  16. A rock containing Iron becomes soft and crumbly and reddish-brown in color. Which cause of chemical weathering has taken place?

  17. Oxygen

  18. Why does permeable rock weather easily?

  19. Permeable rock contains many small, connected airspaces which allows water to pass through easily.

  20. Why are areas of limestone easily weathered and eroded by groundwater?

  21. Water combines with carbon dioxide as it sinks into the ground, creating carbonic acid, which slowly dissolves the limestone.

  22. What begins the process of soil formation?

  23. Weathering of bedrock

  24. Soil that is rich in humus has high___________.

  25. Fertility

  26. Soil formation would take place most rapidly with the weathering of ______. • granite on a dry mountain top • limestone in a desert • granite in a cold, dry climate • limestone in a warm, wet climate

  27. D. limestone in a warm, wet climate

  28. Why is soil a valuable natural resource?

  29. Soil is important to all living things on land.

  30. What are the two “jobs” of living organisms (decomposers) in soil?

  31. mix the soil & make humus

  32. Earthworms add their wastes to the soil, then they die and decay in the soil. They are contributing to the formation of __________.

  33. Humus

  34. Which of the following would be found in the “B” horizon? • Very little clay, minerals, and humus • humus only • partially weathered rock • topsoil

  35. A. Very little clay, minerals, and humus

  36. Plant growth and animal activity result in which type of weathering?

  37. Mechanical weathering

  38. A marble statue is left exposed to the weather. Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away. What is the cause?

  39. Acid Rain

  40. Subsoil • Topsoil • Decomposers • O horizon • C horizon • A horizon • B horizon • Litter • Solid layer of rock • Very little clay & humus • Most humus, very fertile • Bedrock • Partly weathered rock • Parent material 1 2 3 4 5

  41. Subsoil--3 • Topsoil--2 • Decomposers--2 • O horizon--1 • C horizon--4 • A horizon--2 • B horizon--3 • Litter--1 • Solid layer of rock--5 • Very little clay & humus--3 • Most humus, very fertile--1 • Bedrock--5 • Partly weathered rock--4 • Parent material--5 1 2 3 4 5

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