weathering 2025

​Weathering

By Benevolence Yangsi

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition?

• They break down or build up the Earth.

• They only break down rocks.

• They only build up mountains.

• They only affect water bodies.

Fill in the Blanks

The process by which rocks are broken down without changing their chemical composition is called

.

Match

Match the following

• pieces of weathered particles: clay, silt, sand, cobbles, and boulders.

• Processes which break down rock physically and chemically.

• How sediment gets carried to a new location, water, glaciers, wind, and gravity.

Sediment

Weathering

Erosion

• Sediment

• Weathering

• Erosion

Match

Match the following images as weathering caused by water, ice, wind or vegetation.

Water

Ice

Vegetation

Wind

• Water

• Ice

• Vegetation

• Wind

Open Ended

What is the difference between physical weathering and chemical weathering?

Open Ended

What is the difference between physical weathering and chemical weathering?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering at the Earth's surface?

• Heat

• Wind

• Oxygen

• Plants

Multiple Select

Which of the following are types of weathering?

• Mechanical or Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Thermal weathering

Multiple Choice

Plant root grow in a rock and cause it to split.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

Multiple Choice

The natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature change disintegrate, and decompose rocks.

• Erosion

• Plate Boundary

• Lithosphere

• Weathering

• Asthenosphere

Multiple Choice

Two groups of students hypothesized that rocks on Earth’s surface are damaged by acid rain.

Group X tested the hypothesis by examining properties of some rocks and pouring a weak acid, vinegar, on each of the rocks.

Group Y later repeated the same procedure with a different group of rocks.

The rocks used for the investigations and the results from each student group are shown in the table.

Which of the following best describes an advantage Group X has over Group Y in supporting the hypothesis?

• A) Group X tested the rocks before Group Y did.

• B) Group X tested more rocks that are smoother.

• C) Group X tested rocks with a greater average mass.

• D) Group X tested a greater variety of rocks than Group Y did.

Multiple Choice

Which process is mostly responsible for the breaking down of the rock cliff into sand-sized sediment?

• faulting

• weathering

• precipitation

• metamorphosis