Soil, Weathering and Erosion

Soil, Weathering and Erosion

6th Grade

33 Qs

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Soil, Weathering and Erosion

Soil, Weathering and Erosion

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Other Sciences

6th Grade

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33 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of the following probably did not cause this statue to wear down?
Rain
Wind
Snow
Animals

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Oxidation is a chemical reaction that takes place when oxygen reacts with another element. Oxygen is very strongly chemically reactive. The most familiar type of oxidation is when iron reacts with oxygen to create rust.
Which chemical creates rust?
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Neon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
keeps the rocks in place
makes the rocks last longer
expands cracks and breaks rocks
causes rocks to fall in landslides

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How does wind abrasion work?
Sediment is blown off a surface from wind.
Wind-blown sediment strikes a surface.
Wind blows large chunks of rock off a surface.
Sediment falls off of a surface on its own.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

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