Listen to the recording once more. For questions 6-15, complete the notes with the missing information.
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TASK TWO
TASK ONE
You will hear a radio science program in which an expert on climate geography talks about weathering of rocks. For questions 1-5, you must read the three possible answers, and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard .
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
| 1. | A | decomposition |
| B | disintegration | |
| C | weathering |
| 2. | A | Chemical weathering |
| B | Physical decomposition | |
| C | Physical weathering |
| 3. | A | Rock failure |
| B | Rock fissure | |
| C | Rock transformation |
| 4. | A | Their roots destroy rocks |
| B | Their branches destroy rocks | |
| C | Their fractures destroy rocks |
| 5. | A | many |
| B | a few | |
| C | few |
| 6. | Weathering is the process of rock |
| 7. | Temperature changes in deserts and mountains are |
| 8. | As a result of expansion and contraction, rocks |
| 9. | Finally rocks transform into |
| 10. | When water freezes it increases |
| 11. | Rock pieces have varied |
| 12. | Physical weathering is of rocks due to heat and cold. |
| 13. | Chemical weathering means the influence of water, carbon dioxide |
14.
| Water directs to more complex . |
15.
| The action of plants is very |
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| Fig. 24 Conglomerate – sedimentary rock | | | DISCUSSION |