© Chapter 9 Section 1 ‘Addison-Wesley Earth Science hapter 9 Nee i Date Section Reviewsheet 9-1 Check Your Vocabulary bedrock leaching topsoil chemical weathering physical weathering weathering humus subsoil White each term above next to the numbered phrase that best describes it. 41. The breaking down and wearing away of the earth’s rocks by the earth's atmosphere ‘A kind of weathering in which a material is changed only in size, 2. s becoming smaller as a result of the weathering action 3. A kind of weathering in which different substances are formed 3, Chemical weaken 4, A layer of solid rock that is under every sol 5, The layer of soil that contains hummus; found in a fully developed 5. soil profile 6. An organic substance rich in materials that plants need for growth 6. 7. The removal of minerals in the topsoil layer by water that is fitering 7: __ ‘down through the soil 8. The layer of soil that is found under the topsoil of a fully developed 8 soil profile; contains few elements needed by plants for growth‘Addison-Wesley Earth Science Chapter 9 Section 1 Name Class Date | Check Your Knowledge Multiple Choice: Choose the answer that best completes each of the following sentences. Write the letter jat answer on the line to the left of each question. 1. Expansion and contraction are caused by __ a. rusting c. changes in temperature b, chemical weathering drain ICA 2. Oxidation and carbonization are examples of —_ . physical weathering . chemical weathering bb, leaching d. subsoils As water ___, it expands. ‘condenses c. falls, b. freezes 4. infiltrates. In the formation of limestone caves, and carbon dioxide in the air ‘combine to form weak carbonic acid. a. red granite c. clay bb. calcium carbonate . water Because of its —_ , quartz resists weathering more than any other ‘common mineral. a. permeability ©. porosity » , hardness . cement Check Your Understanding pi does water affect physical weathering? How does it affect chemical 2. Why do caves generally form in areas where there is limestone? ; Bata, mn Which will retain fine details longer—a sandstone statue or a granite statue? Why? ond Herd. mene be 5. As time passes, SiS ofthe particles in a soil profile? m_(rnber and size) in sol pro? Why? ina soil profile? What happens to the layers ee See Me ire nf He ayersName _ Class SS REVIEW AND REINFORC Rocks and Weathering ¢@ Understanding Main Ideas Fill in the blanks in the table below. Agent Type Description 1 Nason Mechanical [ Rock particles wear away rock | Forms from coal, oil and gas burning | Batre Wok Chemical Freezing and thawing | 3. V\Wi4,. ca. Breaks rock by ice wedging Carbon dioxide 1 Cre \_ Forms carbonic acid in water Weathers marble and limestone 5, cag & OAV Chemical 6. Nae ok dD Mechanical | _| Burrowing in the ground breaks rock Plant growth TVWSCal Roots pry apart cracks in rock Living organisms BC\G y Produce weak acid that weathers rock Oxygen 9. Chenicc| Causes rust on some rock Answer the following questions 11. How does erosion differ from weathering? ec. Mer 12, What factors determine the rate of weathering? ¢ \ ¢ Building Vocabulary Fill in the blank to complete each statement. | Causes rock to flake off in layers 10.64 sac | Mechanical meh ck 13, EgOSiOAA _ is the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ce, o gravity. 14, YA {means that a material has spaces that allow water to seep through it. 15. The process that breaks down rock and other materials at Earth's surface is called WEMNCL 0). 16, The grinding away of rock by other rock particles is called C lor SINAN 17. The process by which ice widens and deepens cracks in racks is called ARK