Types of Weathering

Acid rain causes limestone to dissolve.

• Physical

• Chemical

• Biological

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A gopher digs and scrapes on and around rocks when it burrows.

• Physical

• Chemical

• Biological

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Water seeps into a crack in a rock. As the water freezes, it expands and increases the size of the crack in the rock.

• Physical

• Chemical

• Biological

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Parts of Stone Mountain have worn down over time due to people walking up the mountain.

• Physical

• Chemical

• Biological

Oxidation causes a rock to have a red or brownish hue.

• Physical

• Chemical

• Biological

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Flood water pounds against a canyon wall and wears it down.

• Physical

• Chemical

• Biological

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks become smooth as they tumble across a streambed.

• Physical

• Chemical

• Biological

A plant grows in a rock, which slowly breaks the rock apart.

• Physical

• Chemical

• Biological

The Statue of Liberty (made of copper) has turned green over time.

• Physical

• Chemical

• Biological

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A glacier scrapes across a rock.

• Physical

• Chemical

• Biological

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2