Chemical Weathering Processes (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What does chemical weathering transform in rocks?
What does chemical weathering transform in rocks?
Both appearance and composition
What is the essential ingredient for chemical weathering to occur?
What is the essential ingredient for chemical weathering to occur?
Water
Which are the three main types of chemical weathering?
Which are the three main types of chemical weathering?
Carbonation, hydrolysis, oxidation
What does water and carbon dioxide combine to form?
What does water and carbon dioxide combine to form?
Carbonic acid
Which type of rock is especially vulnerable to carbonation?
Which type of rock is especially vulnerable to carbonation?
Limestone
What does carbonic acid transform calcium carbonate into?
What does carbonic acid transform calcium carbonate into?
Calcium bicarbonate
What distinctive landform does carbonation create in limestone areas?
What distinctive landform does carbonation create in limestone areas?
Limestone pavement
What happens to rock minerals during hydration?
What happens to rock minerals during hydration?
They absorb water and expand
What is the most common form of chemical weathering that leads to clay formation?
What is the most common form of chemical weathering that leads to clay formation?
Hydrolysis
What does feldspar transform into during hydrolysis?
What does feldspar transform into during hydrolysis?
Kaolin
How does temperature affect the rate of hydrolysis?
How does temperature affect the rate of hydrolysis?
Rate doubles per 10°C increase
What colour appearance does oxidation give to rocks?
What colour appearance does oxidation give to rocks?
Reddish-brown