GCSE Geography – Weathering and Mass movement.
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Question 1 of 25
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What is the process called whereby rocks are broken down in situ (where it is)?
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2. Question
Carbonation is when carbonic acid in rainwater reacts with calcium carbonate in limestone. What is formed by this process?
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3. Question
What is the process called when acidic rainwater breaks down the rock, causing it to rot?
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What is the process called whereby rocks are broken down by oxygen and water?
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What is the process that results in rocks disintegrating rather than decomposing?
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Freeze thaw weathering occurs when water enters cracks in the rock. When the water freezes, by how much does it increase the volume?
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7. Question
What is the process when salt spray gets into the cracks of rocks and crystallises?
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8. Question
Frequent diurnal freeze-thaw weathering can cause rock fragments to break off and collect at the base of the cliff. What collectively is the term for these fragments?
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Question 9 of 25
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What is the generic term for a mass downhill movement of rock, soil and mud?
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What is the term when a large amount of rock slides down a cliff?
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Question 11 of 25
11. Question
What lubricates a slip plane?
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12. Question
What is the term when a large amount of mud slides down a cliff?
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13. Question
What type of weathering are bare, well-jointed rocks, prone to?
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14. Question
What type of slip plane does a slump have?
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15. Question
Why can water not penetrate clay?
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16. Question
What is bottom of a slump called?
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Question 17 of 25
17. Question
What is the generic term used to describe the downward movement, or sliding, of material under the influence of gravity?
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Question 18 of 25
18. Question
What does rainwater absorb from the air that makes it become slightly acidic?
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What does sea water leave behind when it evaporates?
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Question 20 of 25
20. Question
Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering?
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Mudslides occur on steep slopes. Over what angle, in degrees, do mudslides usually happen?
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22. Question
What forms at the base of a mudslide?
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What type of weathering is caused by chemical changes, for instance, acidic rainwater slowly dissolving certain types of rock?
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What type of weathering is caused by flora and fauna, for instance, plant roots growing in cracks in the rocks?
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Question 25 of 25
25. Question
What type of weathering is caused by the disintegration of rocks?
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