What happens to the water in cold areas at night after it seeps into rocks causing weathering?

It freezes and expands cracking the rocks

Surface area affects weathering by?

The more surface area the faster weathering occurs

Plants event soil erosion by:

Holding dirt in place with their roots

The movement of rock particles by wind, water, and ice

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1
What happens to the water in cold areas at night after it seeps into rocks causing weathering?
It goes to sleep
It freezes and expands cracking the rocks
It evaporates leaving broken rocks in it's place
It seeps back out taking minute bits of rock with it
2
What are the two things that affect the rate of weathering?
Rain and Ice
Size of rock and time of year
Time and date
Type of rock and climate
3
Surface area affects weathering by?
The more surface area the faster weathering occurs
None of the above
The less surface area the faster weathering occurs
The more surface area the slower weathering occurs
4
Weathering is constantly changing the surface of the earth
FALSE
TRUE
5
Erosion could be caused by which of the following:
All of the above
Wind
Water
Ice
6
Which one is not a form of weathering?
Heat
Water
Winds
Glaciers
7
Which process comes first Erosion or Weathering?
Erosion
Weathering
8
Plants event soil erosion by:
Releasing water into the atmosphere through transpiration
Holding dirt in place with their roots
Providing food for herbivores
The process of photosynthesis
9
What can not cause abrasions?
Sandblasting
Light rain
Glaciers
Hydraulic pressure
10
What is Erosion?
The movement of rock particles by wind, water, and ice
A process that only involves water
The process that breaks down rock on the earths surface
The only way to break down rocks
11
When particles rest and settle out to what they will become,
Erosion
Sedimentation
Storm
Precipitation
12
Materials such as soil and gravel that are carried by moving water, wind, or ice are called?
Sediment
Erosion
Valleys
Weathering
13
What land-forms cant be formed by glaciers?
Trough
Cirque
Horne
Inland
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An example of chemical weathering is:
Repeated freezing and thawing
Erosion
Sandstorms
Acid rain
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Which types of changes are included in the process of weathering?
Chemical
Physical
Both

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