Examine the photographs and answer each of the following questions.
(i) Match each of the photographs A, B, C and D with the process of weathering that best matches it in the table below. 4 × 1 mark
A B
C
(ii) Indicate, by ticking the correct box, whether each of the processes of weathering named in the table below is most associated with chemical weathering or mechanical weathering. 4 × 1 mark
Q3(i) Letter Type of fault
Oxidation Carbonation
Exfoliation/Onion Weathering Freeze-thaw action
2017, Part One, Q4 (8 marks)
4. Weathering (i) Identify the weathering agent active at A.
(ii) Is this agent an example of mechanical or chemical weathering?
(iii) Which of the following best describes temperatures at A:
(a) Always below freezing point. (b) Varying above and below freezing point. (c) Never under freezing point.
(iv) What name is given to the rock particles (B) that gather at the foot of the slope?
