Chemical Weathering
3 Types
Hydrolysis
Carbonic Acid
Oxidation
1. Hydrolysis
• definition
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Feldspar + H20 = CLAY
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Hydrolysis
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of hydrolysis
Chemical
Weathering
• Explain what carbonic
acid is
• Explain what kind of
rock & minerals is
dissolved and what
caves relate to it
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Picture acid
producing
plant
Chemical
Weathering
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Picture acid
producing
plant
Find what kind of plants produce
acid that cause weathering
Explain what causes acid
rain
(sulfuric acid or nitric acid)
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Picture of acid
rain
• Write a definition
Examples of iron minerals:
Magnetite & Pyrite
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Picture of an
oxidized (rusted)
rock
Insert a landscape of ‘rock
oxidation’
Sources
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clip of chemical weathering
Sources
• Earth Science by Nancy E. Spaulding & Samuel N. Namowitz. Published by
McDougal Littell
• List any website used for information, picture or graphic
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