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    Weathering Worksheet

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    1. Mechanical weathering breaks down the earth's crust into smaller pieces without causing chemical changes. It includes frost action, root action, temperature changes, and animal activity. 2. Frost action occurs when water freezes and expands, cracking rocks. Roots can also split rocks. Heating and cooling causes rocks to crack. Animals make holes that allow water and air to enter and further weather the rock. 3. Chemical weathering involves chemical reactions that form new products and alter the composition of rocks. It is primarily driven by oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide breaking down minerals and rusting iron. This produces new compounds like iron oxide and carbonic acid that weaken and crumble rocks.

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    1. Mechanical weathering breaks down the earth's crust into smaller pieces without causing chemical changes. It includes frost action, root action, temperature changes, and animal activity. 2. Frost action occurs when water freezes and expands, cracking rocks. Roots can also split rocks. Heating and cooling causes rocks to crack. Animals make holes that allow water and air to enter and further weather the rock. 3. Chemical weathering involves chemical reactions that form new products and alter the composition of rocks. It is primarily driven by oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide breaking down minerals and rusting iron. This produces new compounds like iron oxide and carbonic acid that weaken and crumble rocks.

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    1. Mechanical weathering breaks down the earth's crust into smaller pieces without causing chemical changes. It includes frost action, root action, temperature changes, and animal activity. 2. Frost action occurs when water freezes and expands, cracking rocks. Roots can also split rocks. Heating and cooling causes rocks to crack. Animals make holes that allow water and air to enter and further weather the rock. 3. Chemical weathering involves chemical reactions that form new products and alter the composition of rocks. It is primarily driven by oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide breaking down minerals and rusting iron. This produces new compounds like iron oxide and carbonic acid that weaken and crumble rocks.

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    1. Mechanical weathering breaks down the earth's crust into smaller pieces without causing chemical changes. It includes frost action, root action, temperature changes, and animal activity. 2. Frost action occurs when water freezes and expands, cracking rocks. Roots can also split rocks. Heating and cooling causes rocks to crack. Animals make holes that allow water and air to enter and further weather the rock. 3. Chemical weathering involves chemical reactions that form new products and alter the composition of rocks. It is primarily driven by oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide breaking down minerals and rusting iron. This produces new compounds like iron oxide and carbonic acid that weaken and crumble rocks.

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    Mechanical (Physical) Weathering Name ________________________

    Complete the sentences with the choices below.

    Roots more weathering root action


    water carry away frost action temperature changes
    holes mechanical crack animal activity
    air force

    1. The breaking down of the earth's crust into smaller and smaller pieces is called _______________.
    2. Weathering that does not cause chemical changes is called _________________________
    weathering.
    3. Four causes of mechanical weathering are _________________________,
    _________________________, _________________________ and _________________________.
    4. Heating and cooling over and over again can _________________________ rocks.
    5. When water freezes it takes up _________________________ room.
    6. The _________________________ of ice can split a rock.
    7. Ants, worms, and numbats help weathering because they make _________________________ in
    the soil.
    8. _________________________ and _________________________ pass through the holes that
    animals make in the soil.
    9. A plant's _________________________ can split rocks.
    10. Weathering just splits the earth's crust into smaller and smaller pieces. It does not
    ______________________ the pieces.

    Chemical Weathering
    Complete the sentences with the choices below.

    the air oxygen underground caves rust


    oxide speeds rain water new products
    crumbles carbon dioxide the air carbon dioxide

    1. Most chemical weathering is caused by the actions of O _________________________,


    R___________ ___________ and C ________________ D _______________________.
    2. Chemical weathering always forms _________________________.
    3. Oxygen links up with iron to form the compound called iron_________________________.
    4. Another name for iron oxide is _________________________.
    5. Rust _________________________ easily.
    6. The oxygen that rusts iron comes from _________________________.
    7. Carbonic acid is formed when _________________________ dissolves in water.
    8. Carbon dioxide comes from _________________________.
    9. Dissolved limestone may form _________________________ ___________________.
    10. Hot, moist weather _________________________chemical weathering.

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