PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL WEATHERING

1. Term used to refer to hard rock that has not been weathered:

a) regolith
b) landform
c) bedrock
d) soil

2. Regolith is best described as:

a) the shape of the earth’s surface

b) rock which is yet to be weathered
c) loose fragments of weathered rock
d) rock which has undergone only chemical weathering

3. Which of the following is NOT an example of physical weathering?

a) frost action
b) work of acids
c) rock pressure reduction
d) temperature changes

4. The two types of rock material that comprise the earth’s surface:

a) regolith and bedrock

b) soil and regolith
c) bedrock and soil
d) mantle rock and soil

5. Weathered joint lines that form in exposed bedrock is an example of:

a) temperature change
b) frost action
c) rock pressure reduction
d) spheroidal weathering

6. In regards to physical weathering exfoliation may best be described as:

a) the alternate freezing and thawing of water within rock crevices.

b) the breaking up of rocks into individual mineral grains due to hot weather
c) the breaking up of rocks due to extreme temperature changes
d) the decomposition of rocks due to the freezing and thawing of water within
rock crevices

7. The dissolving of rocks through the work of acids or water is called:

a) solution
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b) oxidation
c) hydration
d) carbonation

8. Oxidation occurs when:

a) water is present and rock minerals combine with oxygen to become crumbly
and soft.
b) humic acids eat away at rock minerals
c) rock minerals in the presence of carbon dioxide and water breakdown into
carbonates
d) new rock substances are formed through the joining with water

9. Weathering which does not involve a change in the chemical composition of

rock:

a) hydration
b) carbonation
c) action of plants and animals
d) heaving

10. Biological weathering or action of plants/animals tends to be classified under

both mechanical and chemical weathering categories. Chemical weathering
includes these biological weathering processes because:

a) biological weathering causes the rocks to break down into smaller fragments
b) mineral grains are a result of rock disintegration
c) decaying plants and animals assist in rock disintegration
d) decaying plants and animals causes rock decomposition
to occur

11. Exfoliation or peeling is associated with which type of mechanical

weathering?

a) frost Action
b) action of plant and animals
c) rock pressure reduction
d) temperature change

13. Rounded blocks that result from the continual weathering along joints of
extruded granite are called:

a) granite tors
b) granite boulders
c) spheroidal tors
d) rounded boulders

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16. The burrowing activities of termites and rabbits allow air and water to reach
rocks below the soil. This is an example of:
a) chemical weathering
b) physical weathering
c) both a and b
d) rock pressure reduction

20. A bulldozer makes a vertical cut through the soil exposing the distinct soil
layers. These layers are called:

a) the soil zone

b) the soil horizon
c) the soil level
d) the soil profile

21. A karst topography is a weathered limestone landscape that has been produced
through:

a) the deposition of limestone

b) the erosion of limestone
c) erosion and depositional processes
d) running water

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