Word Bank: chemical
climate
dissolve
erosion
permeable
rock surface area water
1. When weathered materials turn into a new substance,
occurred.
weathering has
2. A rock that is
weathers more quickly due to open spaces within the rock.
3. Increasing the
of a rock by breaking it into smaller pieces will make
weathering happen much faster than leaving it as one large rock.
4. The speed at which a rock weathers depends upon the type of
the rock is found in.
and the
rocks with
5. Plant roots hold soil in place, crack rocks with strength of their roots, and
a weak acid.
It can dissolve almost
6. The most important agent of chemical weathering is
anything when given enough time,
7.
is the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice or gravity.