GEOG 1113L
LAB 5
Assignment Online
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Georgia State University
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Lab 5: Weathering
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GEOG 1113L – Introduction to Landforms Lab Name:
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I. What is Weathering?
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1. What does weathering create/provide and what would Earth’s surface be compose
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d of if weathering did not happen?
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It creates the inorganic material in the soil, which vegetation needs to grow. The Earth's sur
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face have been composed of solid bedrock.
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2. What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
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the stress builds up causes the rock to break.
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within the pores of the rock. These crystals originate from minerals dissolved in water
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inside the rock that later evaporates and leaves behind _mineral grains_ .
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5. The two previously mentioned types of weathering are both forms of wh
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pe. Sink holes, caves, dry valleys
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ng? Caves have an ecosystem
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11. Tree roots, lichen, and humans all play a part in weathering as well. Which type of weather
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ing is this called? Biological weathering
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LAB 5
Assignment Online
Weathering
Georgia State University
, lOMoAR cPSD| 51648332
Lab 5: Weathering
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GEOG 1113L – Introduction to Landforms Lab Name:
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I. What is Weathering?
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1. What does weathering create/provide and what would Earth’s surface be compose
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d of if weathering did not happen?
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It creates the inorganic material in the soil, which vegetation needs to grow. The Earth's sur
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face have been composed of solid bedrock.
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2. What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
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Weathering preps the material to be ready to move and erosion is the actual movement of t
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he material. q w
3. Describe the process of frost wedging (frost action). qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
Water gets absorbed into the pores of a rock and then water freezes the rock expands and
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the stress builds up causes the rock to break.
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4. Similar to frost wedging, _salt crystal grow qwfractures rocks through crystal growth
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within the pores of the rock. These crystals originate from minerals dissolved in water
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inside the rock that later evaporates and leaves behind _mineral grains_ .
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5. The two previously mentioned types of weathering are both forms of wh
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at? Granular disintegration
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6. Which type of weathering causes metal to ru qw qw qw qw qw qw qw
st? oxidation q w
7. Weathering that alters minerals in a rock via water, oxygen, carbon, and/or other organic a
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cids is called what? qw q w qw
Chemical weathering qw
8. Which type of weathering causes karst topograp qw qw qw qw qw qw
hy? Carbonation q w
9. Name three features you might find in a karst landsca
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pe. Sink holes, caves, dry valleys
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10. What is one fact (from the video) about caves that you find interesti
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ng? Caves have an ecosystem
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11. Tree roots, lichen, and humans all play a part in weathering as well. Which type of weather
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ing is this called? Biological weathering
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