ESS 101 Midterm 2 questions with answers
Chert generally precipitates in deep ocean water because ________. -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔None of the above answers are correct as chert
typically precipitates in deep ocean water.
Which of the following statements about joints are not important in
enhancing weathering in rock? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Joints increase
tension in the rock causing weathering reaction rates to increase.
Why is muscovite the most dominant mineral comprising most beach
sand? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It is not, quartz is. Quartz is more
resistant to chemical weathering than other silicate minerals.
Frost wedging occurs in rock because: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Water
expands when it freezes to form ice.
Besides oxidation reactions which of the following are examples of
chemical weathering? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Dissolution of
limestone, hydrolysis reactions of kaolinite.
As soils age the soil profile becomes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Thicker
-Redder
