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Weathering and Sediment Transport

Izzy Backhouse 23 questions

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  1. 1Complete the table of definitions.Image for question 1
    1. AWeathering
    2. BCarbonation
    3. CHydrolysis
    4. DFrost Shattering
    5. EPressure Release
    6. FExfoliation
  2. 2[blank_start]Burrowing[blank_end] = The action of holes being dug by invertebrate and [blank_start]vertebrate[blank_end] animals that mixes and [blank_start]brings[blank_end] to the surface rock and [blank_start]soil[blank_end] particles. This [blank_start]facilitates[blank_end] weathering at greater depth by providing access for [blank_start]atmospheric[blank_end] gases and [blank_start]water[blank_end].
    1. ABurrowing
    2. Bvertebrate
    3. Cbrings
    4. Dsoil
    5. Efacilitates
    6. Fatmospheric
    7. Gwater
  3. 3[blank_start]Root action[blank_end] = The [blank_start]mechanical[blank_end] and chemical weathering of rocks by the wedging action of [blank_start]roots[blank_end].
    1. ARoot action
    2. Bmechanical
    3. Croots
  4. 4Complete the table on climate and weathering below.Image for question 4
    1. ATemperate
    2. B20oC
    3. C200cm
    4. DBiological, Chemical & Mechanical
    5. EExfoliation
    6. FChemical & some biological
    7. G10cm
  5. 5Complete the table on weathering and climate below.Image for question 5
    1. A2oC
    2. B-2oC
    3. C200cm
    4. D300cm
    5. E150cm
    6. FMechanical
    7. GBiological
    8. HChemical
    9. IFrost Shattering
    10. J10 oC
    11. K50cm
    12. LBio, Chem & Mechanical
    13. MFrost-S, carbonation, hydrolysis, Root-A
    14. N20oC
    15. O10cm
    16. P10 cm
    17. Q25cm
    18. R20 oC
    19. SMechanical_
    20. TExfoliation
    21. UChemical & some Biological
    22. VCarbonation, hydrolysis, root action
  6. 6Frost shattering:
    Water enters [blank_start]cracks[blank_end], joints and bedding planes.
    In climates where daily [blank_start]temperature[blank_end] fluctuate above and below [blank_start]0oC[blank_end], water freezes and expands by [blank_start]9%[blank_end].
    This exerts [blank_start]pressure[blank_end] on rocks, producing a residue of angular fragments called [blank_start]scree[blank_end].    Image for question 6
    1. Ascree
    2. Bshards
    3. Cbreccia
    4. D9%
    5. E7%
    6. F12%
    7. Gcracks
    8. Hburrows
    9. Istructures
    10. J0oC
    11. K5oC
    12. L-2oC
    13. Mpressure
    14. Nforce
    15. Otension
    16. Ptemperatures
    17. Qpressures
    18. Rwindspeeds
  7. 7[blank_start]Exfoliation[blank_end]:
    - Aka. onion-skin weathering.
    - Different [blank_start]minerals[blank_end] expand and contract by different [blank_start]amounts[blank_end] during heating and cooling, causing the rock to [blank_start]disintegrate[blank_end].
    - [blank_start]Curved[blank_end] sheets [blank_start]peel[blank_end] off from the rock.    Image for question 7
    1. AExfoliation
    2. Bminerals
    3. Camounts
    4. Ddisintegrate
    5. ECurved
    6. Fpeel
  8. 8Pressure Release:
    Atmospheric [blank_start]pressure[blank_end] at the Earth's surface is much lower than pressures within the Earth.
    Pressure is released from rock due to [blank_start]erosion[blank_end] of the rocks above them.
    Rocks expand, producing [blank_start]fractures[blank_end] which are more widely [blank_start]spaced[blank_end] the [blank_start]further[blank_end] they are from the surface.
    Rocks that are well [blank_start]jointed[blank_end] or have many bedding planes are [blank_start]less[blank_end] affected.    Image for question 8
    1. Apressure
    2. Berosion
    3. Cfractures
    4. Dspaced
    5. Efurther
    6. Fjointed
    7. Gless
  9. 9Carbonation:
    [blank_start]Carbon dioxide[blank_end] gas in the atmosphere reacts with rainwater and [blank_start]pore[blank_end] water in the soil to form [blank_start]carbonic[blank_end] acid.
    The air in pore spaces is rich in carbon dioxide due to decomposing [blank_start]plant[blank_end] litter.
    This makes groundwater more acidic than rainwater which then reacts with [blank_start]carbonate[blank_end] minerals in the rock.
    1. ACarbon dioxide
    2. Bpore
    3. Ccarbonic
    4. Dhydrochloric
    5. Eplant
    6. Fanimal
    7. Gcarbonate
  10. 10Carbonation Equation:
    [blank_start]CaCO3[blank_end] + H2CO3 --> [blank_start]Ca2+[blank_end] + 2HCO3-
    Calcite + [blank_start]Carbonic acid[blank_end] --> Calcium + [blank_start]Hydrogen carbonate[blank_end] ions in solution.
    1. ACaCO3
    2. BCa2+
    3. CCarbonic acid
    4. DHydrogen carbonate

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Quiz on content from pgs. 104-109 in OCR AS Geology textbook.
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