Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil How do Rocks Break Down into Smaller Particles? How do Rocks Decompose? How do Acids Affect Rocks? How do Clay Minerals Form? What is Soil and How Does It Form? What are Soil Horizons? How Does Climate Affect Soil?

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Effects of Weathering on Rocks Figure 8.2

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Frost Wedging Figure 8.5

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Sheet Joints Caused by Pressure Release Figure 8.8

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Mechanical Weathering Increases Rate of Chemical Weathering Figure 8.12

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Chemical Weathering on a Feldspar Figure 8.16

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Residual Concentration by Weathering Figure 8.17

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at The pH Scale Box 8.1, Figure 2

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Acid Precipitation in Eastern North America Box 8.1, Figure 3

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Negative Charges on a Clay Mineral Attract Positive Ends of Water Molecules Figure 8.18

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Ion Exchange Between Plant Root and Clay Mineral Figure 8.19

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Horizons in a Soil Profile That Form a Humid Climate Figure 8.20

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Distribution of Soil Orders in North America Figure 8.21

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Soil Thickness Figure 8.22

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Bauxite Forms by Intense Tropical Weathering of an Aluminum-Rich Source Figure 8.25

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Answers to Selected Testing Your Knowledge Questions D A D A A E A D D B C

Chapter 8: Weathering and Soil Visit the Online Learning Centre at Additional Resources Student Resources Student Online Learning Centre The robust Student Edition of the Online Learning Centre at features quizzes for study and review, interactive exercises and animation, as well as additional boxed readings, searchable glossary, “Virtual Vista” environments, suggestions for further reading, and much more! Laboratory Manual The Lab Manual to accompany Physical Geology and the Environment has been created as a resource for laboratory sessions in physical geology, mirroring the "Inquiry-Based Approach" of the text. Structured on exercises and corresponding background concepts, the lab manual contains student-friendly worksheets, and has been perforated for easy lab use. Instructor Resources Instructor Online Learning Centre The OLC at includes a password-protected Web site for Instructors. The site offers downloadable supplements and access to PageOut, the McGraw-Hill Ryerson Web site development centre. Instructor’s Manual – The IM contains a chapter overview, list of changes per chapter, chapter learning objectives, further information on boxed features, short and long discussion/essay questions, and details on additional readings and resources outside the textbook. Test Bank – Contains a bank of multiple-choice and true/false questions per chapter. Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation – This presentation system offers visual presentations that may be edited and manipulated to fit a particular course format. They also contain selected solutions to the problem material. Transparencies A set of more than 200 transparencies tied to the text content are available for instructors.