Chapter 5 - Weathering and Mass Movement

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Occurs when water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands and breaks off pieces of rocks. Frost wedging
Process of rock being eroded away from above an igneous rock body Unloading
When rock changes into one or more new compounds Chemical weathering
When rocks or rock fragments fall freely through the air. Rockfalls
A block of material moves suddenly along a flat, inclined surface Slide
Downward movement of a block of material along a curved surface Slump
Slowest type of mass movement Creep
Type of climate that has the greatest chemical weathering Warm and wet
The 4 main components of soil Air, water, organic matter, mineral matter
Most organic matter in soil comes from where? Plants
Layer below the C horizon Parent material
Five factors that affect soil formation Time, parent material, climate, organisms, slope
Slope with an angle 25 to 40 degrees Oversteeped slope
Loose partially decayed organic matter and mineral matter A horizon
Clay and nutrients transferred from the layer above B Horizon
Partially weathered parent material C Horizon
How are chemical and mechanical weathering related? Mechanical weathering breaks rock into smaller pieces. These smaller pieces have a greater combined surface area so they will weather chemically quicker.
The four triggers of mass movment Water, oversteepened slopes, removal of vegetation, earthquakes
What will happen to a slope if the vegetation is removed from it? The slope is more likely to have mass movements.
When different parts of a rock weather at different rates. Differential weathering
Three factors that affect the rate of weathering Rock characteristics, climate, amount of exposed area
How will a soil that has been forming for 10 years look compared to one that has been forming for 100 years? The soil that has been forming longer, will be thicker.
What is the main driving force behind all mass movements? Gravity
Which directions do mass movements occur? Downslope
Rocks are broken into smaller pieces, but they don't chemically change. Mechanical weathering
Transfer of rock and soil downslope due to gravity. Mass movement
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