Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering?
water
carbon dioxide
ice wedging
living organisms secreting acid to break down rocks
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is weathering?
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil.
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity deposit rock sediments and soil in a new place.
The breaking down of Earth’s crust into smaller and smaller pieces.
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is erosion?
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil.
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity deposit rock sediments and soil in a new place.
The breaking down of Earth’s crust into smaller and smaller pieces.
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering?
burrowing plants
ice wedging
plant roots
acid rain
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A marble statue is left exposed to the weather. Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away. This weathering probably is caused by...
oxygen in the air
carbonic acid in rainwater
lichens
abrasion
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?
Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone
frost wedging
Paper being burned
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The diagrams shows a natural process that weathers rock. Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
frozen water acts as a solute
water expands when it freezes
the mass of water increases when it freezes
frozen water dissolves most types of rock
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is mechanical weathering?
Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
Rocks broken down by machinery.
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering?
Hot and Wet
Cold and Dry
Hot and Cold
Cold and Wet
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
How do plants weather rocks?
during photosynthesis
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
cryofracturing
acid rain
permeability
abrasion
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
These gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:
ice wedging
abrasion
acid rain
mechanical weathering
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is mechanical weathering?
Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
Rocks broken down by machinery.
14. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
the process in which sediment particles are picked up and moved from one place to another
mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
erosion
deposition
15. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron
chemical weathering
mechanical weathering
erosion
deposition
16. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
rock particles wear away rock
mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
erosion
deposition
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
carbon dioxide dissolves in water then weathers marble and limestone
chemical weathering
mechanical weathering
erosion
deposition
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
wind erosion forms what type of landform?
meander
drumlin
sand dune
sand bar
19. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
When wind, water, or ice leave materials in a location, this is known as:
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Transportation
20. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is deposition?
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil.
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity deposit rock sediments and soil in a new place.
The breaking down of Earth’s crust into smaller and smaller pieces.