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- 1Does the process of weathering itself transport material?No
- 2Name 4 types of chemical weathering (CHOA)Carbonation
Hydrolysis
Oxidation
Acid Rain - 3What is essential to the process of chemical weathering?Water
- 4In hydrolysis what mineral is decomposed in rock?Silicate
- 5What is the product of carbonation?Calcium Carbonate
- 6Between coarser and finer sediment, which has a steeper angle of repose?Coarser
- 7In mass wasting, what are the four roles of slope?Inclined land surface
forces
angle of repose
Slope profile - 8What is the main difference between a landslide and a debris avalanche?A debris avalanche is typically resulted from water and ice lubrication;
whereas landslides are not saturated with moisture - 9Which is the slowest of the mass wasting processes?Creep
- 10What is the term for sediments that move down the hillslope due to some mass-wasting process?Colluvium
- 11Term for phenomenon in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake shaking or other rapid loading.Liquefaction
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