Weathering Introduction

Weathering Intro

by Tim Gault

Multiple Choice

A slow destructive force that wears down and breaks rock into smaller pieces called sediments.

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• sublimation

Multiple Choice

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

Chapter 2- Weathering - Chemical or Mechanical? - Group sort

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Multiple Choice

the breakdown or decomposition of rock that takes place when minerals change through chemical processes

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

Multiple Choice

Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone are examples of what?

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Mechanical Weathering

Multiple Choice

The rocks in this stream have gradually worn down from the water and particles in the water rubbing on them over time (abrasion). What kind of weathering is this?

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

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This image shows water expanding as it freezes in cracks in rock. This is known as ice wedging. It is a ​

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force and a form of ​

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weathering and erosion.

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destructive

mechanical

chemical

constructive

water

liquid

Multiple Choice

When water goes into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, thaws and repeats the process it is called _____________________.

• Ice or frost wedging

• root pry
• animal action
• oxidation

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