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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?
Oxidation
Hydration
Hydrolysis
Frost wedging
- 2. Multiple Choice
The following are the agents of erosion EXCEPT:
water
glacier
wind
soil
- 3. Multiple Choice
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?
Makes the rocks last longer
Expands cracks and breaks rocks
Incorrect
Causes rocks to fall in landslides
Incorrect
Keeps the rocks in place
- 4. Multiple Choice
___________ occurs when there is a reaction between mineral and oxygen dissolved in water.
oxidation
carbonation
hydration
hydrolysis
- 5. Multiple Choice
Wind blown sand hitting a rock and slowly wearing it away is an example of ________.
Physical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Mechanical Erosion
Chemical Erosion
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of
chemical weathering?
The dissolving of limestone by acid rain.
Pulverized rock resulting from a landslide.
A rock broken into chunks after being carried by rapidly flowing water.
Splits in a rock due to tree roots.
- 7. Multiple Choice
In the atmosphere, carbonic acid forms from the reaction of carbon dioxide and ______.
water
nitrogen
oxygen
helium
- 8. Multiple Choice
____________ occurs when the chemical composition of the rock is change due to the action of other substances.
chemical weathering
physical weathering
erosion
mechanical erosion
- 9. Multiple Choice
___________ processes occur at the Earth’s surface and powered by the energy from the sun.
endogenous
exogenous
erosion
weathering
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the process of peeling away the outer layers of the rock because of the differences in the temperature of the inner portions and outer surface of the rock?
Metamorphism
Exfoliation
Frost wedging
Block disintegration
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