As you were climbing a mountain, you noticed that rocks were crumbling below your feet and moving down the mountain. What 2 processes did you observe?

Abrasion and chemical weathering

Your teacher filled a box with sand. She put a fan at one end and turned the fan on. The sand was blown to the opposite side of the box and collected at that side. What processes was the teacher demonstrating?

Chemical and mechanical weathering

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

expands cracks and breaks rocks.

causes rocks to fall in landslides.

A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

Plant roots pushed away the rock.

Which of these is an example of erosion?

Wind blowing away sediment to a new place on the mountain.

Rain breaking down rocks on a mountain into smaller pieces.

How do plants weather rocks?

When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.

When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.

Soil layers are called horizons because...

The layers are above one another

In the fall, Winston noticed a small crack on a boulder where he played in his backyard. The following spring, he saw that the small crack was much larger than he remembered. What most likely caused the change?

water had frozen and thawed inside the rocks

gravity had caused the rock to shift

acid rain had caused the crack to erode

winds had caused the rock to break down

Rock samples brought back from the moon show absolutely no evidence of weathering. This is MOST LIKELY due to ______________________________.

lack of running water on the surface of the moon

the lack of atmosphere on the moon

extremely low surface temperatures on the moon

lack of biological activity on the moon

Earth Science Chapter 7 Test- Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Topsoil has the MOST humus because

it has lots of sand

a. most living things die on or near the surface forming humus.

a. it is mostly weathered rock.

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What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

a. erosion is the support and nutrients of plant growth; weathering breaks down rocks to create soil

a. erosion is the movement of sediment and rocks to new places; weathering breaks down rocks to create soil

a. erosion stops rocks from moving to new places; weathering puts rocks together to create soil

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Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of what?

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

Compaction

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

Chemical Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

Mechanical Weathering

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Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is an examples of what?

Mechanical Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

Chemical Weathering

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What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?

wind

ice

glaciers

moving water

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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.

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Earth Science Chapter 7 Test- Weathering, Erosion, and Soil

Topsoil has the MOST humus because

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of what?

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

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is an examples of what?

What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?

What is mechanical weathering?

If the same type of rock were placed in a rainforest, desert, a forest in Tennessee, and the North Pole, in which area would the rock weather the fastest?

As you were climbing a mountain, you noticed that rocks were crumbling below your feet and moving down the mountain. What 2 processes did you observe?

Your teacher filled a box with sand. She put a fan at one end and turned the fan on. The sand was blown to the opposite side of the box and collected at that side. What processes was the teacher demonstrating?

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