WEATHERING QUESTIONS
Using "GAIA" by David Waugh
Page references are for 2nd Edition: Chapter 2: pp. 34-
ANSWER IN FULL SENTENCES, OR AS BULLET POINTS WHICH RETAIN THE CONTEXT
1. Why are rocks vulnerable to weathering ?
2. Define weathering (remember this is likely to form part of a question...)
3. What are the 2 main types of weathering ?
4. Define the following weathering processes:
a) Frost shattering
b) Granular disintegration
c) Dilatation (pressure release)
d) Exfoliation
e) Oxidation
f) Hydration
g) Hydrolysis
h) Carbonation
5. Describe the following features produced by weathering
a) blockfield (felsenmeer)
b) talus (scree)
6. Look at the Peltier diagram on p.38. We will be doing some work on this when you return from the Easter break.
Do questions 1, 2 & 3 from the box at the bottom of page 38
7. The final part of the weathering section involves an appreciation of the landscapes produced by 2 rock types. The landscapes develop when the rock type is dominant in an area. The 2 rock types mentioned in the syllabus are LIMESTONE and GRANITE. One of these WILL be featured on the weathering question in the exam.
Read the following sections of Waugh. Make notes as appropriate. For more on this go to the GeographyPages link HERE.
LIMESTONE: pp. 180-182
GRANITE: pp. 184-6
We will be doing more on this as well in the week after Easter.
8. Eat lots of chocolate!