SCIENCE

NAME: TRISHA CORTEZ DATE: 10.03.21

STAND&SECTION: STEM 11-B

Question: What environment practices can be done to minimize the threats of

exogenous processes to human safety?

-To minimize the threats of exogenous processes to human safety, we should adopt environmental practices.
To avoid erosion and sedimentation. Grass, trees, and other ground covers will develop a root system that
weaves through the earth, stabilizing what would otherwise be loose soil and keeping it firmly in place. Because
of the long-term efficiency of this method, it is one of the most popular means of preventing erosion. We
cannot prevent mass wasting, however, in many situations, there are actions we can take to reduce or mitigate
the damaging effects of mass wasting on people by using engineering solutions. These include barriers and
retaining walls, drainage pipes, terracing the slope to reduce the steepness of the cuts, and immediate
revegetation. Rockfalls can be controlled or eliminated by the use of rock bolts, cables, and screens and by
cutting back slopes to lesser gradients.

ASSESSMENT

Question: What are the different factors that contribute to the weathering of
rocks? In your own words describe these on the space provided below.
The weathering of rocks is caused by a variety of causes.

CLIMATE- This is the PARTICLE SIZE-The size EXPOSURE-The degree of MINERAL COMPOSITION-
most important of rock particles exposure, or the extent to We know that the
element influencing influences the rate of which the rock comes into chemical characteristics of
rock weathering. The chemical weathering. touch with weathering agents, a rock are heavily
degree of weathering Weathering is faster is a significant element influenced by its mineral
is determined by the when the rock fragments influencing weathering. composition. A mineral in
average atmospheric are smaller. This is a rock may easily react
conditions that prevail because the surface area TIME-The weathering process is a time- with acids, water, or
in an area over time. exposed to weather consuming one. The extent of oxygen, resulting in
Chemical weathering activity is larger when weathering is determined by the length significant weathering.
affects warm regions, the rock fragments are of time a rock is exposed to weather. Physical weathering is
but physical smaller. Very strong rocks, no matter how also affected by mineral
weathering affects tough they are, will be badly weathered composition. Softer
cold temperatures over hundreds of years. rocks are more likely to
(particularly by frost be abraded than harder
action). rocks.