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- 1. Multiple Choice
---------- is the breakdown & decay of rocks that are exposed to the weather.
weathering
folding
mass Movement
erosion
- 2. Multiple Choice
There are __________ main types of weathering.
five
four
three
two
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the wearing away or breaking down of rocks called?DepositionErosionGlaciersWeathering - 4. Multiple Choice
What is erosion?
The wearing away of rocks, their transportation & deposition in a new place
The breaking of rocks
The dropping of sediment
Movement of loose material down a slope under the influence of gravity
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which are agents of erosion
chemicals in rain
earthquakes and gravity
007 & ice
wind, rivers & glaciers
- 6. Multiple Choice
What are the processes of denudation
Weathering, sun & rain
Erosion, Earthquakes & Mass Movement
Weathering, Mass Movement & Erosion
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the name given to loose rock materials?
Bedrock
Soil
Regolith
Corestone
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—keeps the rocks in placemakes the rocks last longerexpands cracks and breaks rockscauses rocks to fall in landslides
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat 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.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe diagrams shows a natural process that weathers rock.
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?frozen water acts as a solutewater expands when it freezesthe mass of water increases when it freezesfrozen water dissolves most types of rock - 11. Multiple ChoiceA 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 aircarbonic acid in rainwaterlichensabrasion
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThese gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:ice wedgingabrasionacid rainmechanical weathering
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWeeds growing into the cracks in a sidewalk and the sidewalk begins to crumble is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 14. Multiple ChoicePotholes forming in the road after a cold winter is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA piece of sandstone changing color (from brown to rusty red) from exposure to water and air is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe formation of stalactites and stalagmites in a cave as water mixed with carbon dioxide creates carbonic acid, which dissolves away the limestone, is an example of:mechanical weatheringchemical weathering
- 18. Multiple Choice
Where would you find an example of a Karst landscape in Ireland?
The Wicklow Mountains
The Giant's Causeway, Co Antrim
The Burren, Co Clare
Achill Island, Co Mayo
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is a Karst Landscape?
A distinctive landscape made of bare limestone and formed by coastal erosion
A distinctive landscape made of bare granite and formed by mechanical weathering
A distinctive landscape made of bare sandstone and formed by chemical weathering
A distinctive landscape made of limestone and formed by chemical weathering
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which type of weathering creates a Karst landscape?
Chemical weathering
Mechanical weathering
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which specific process of weathering is responsible for creating the landforms found in a Karst landscape?
Filtration
Freeze Thaw Action
Carbonation
Saltation
- 22. Multiple Choice
Limestone is made up of
mica
calcium carbonate
quartz
feldspar
- 23. Multiple Choice
A swallow hole is an example of
an undergound Karst feature
a surface Karst feature
- 24. Multiple Choice
Look at the image and select the correct statement...
The icicle-like features hanging from the roof of the cave are stalagmites and the ones on the floor are stalactites
The icicle-like features hanging from the roof of the cave are stalactites and the ones on the floor are stalagmites
- 25. Multiple Choice
What is produced when rainwater mixes with carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere?
calcium carbonate
a weak carbonic acid
calcite
- 26. Multiple Choice
A cavern is bigger than a cave
True
False
- 27. Multiple Choice
Limestone pavement is made up of clints and grikes
True
False
- 28. Multiple Choice
A is a grike and B is a clint
A is a clint and B is a grike
- 29. Multiple Choice
When a stalactite and and stalagmite join together they form a ....
Statue
Pillar
Pole
Calcite
- 30. Multiple Choice
The word Karst comes from a limestone region in Slovenia
True
False
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