Geohazards & Weathering and Erosion

Geohazards & Weathering and Erosion

9th - 10th Grade

50 Qs

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Geohazards & Weathering and Erosion

Geohazards & Weathering and Erosion

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Social Studies, Science

9th - 10th Grade

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Alison Tiangson

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50 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Intense heat and pressure in Earth's crust can change sandstone into quartzite. During this metamorphosis, many properties of these rocks change. Which property of these rocks will MOST likely remain the same?

mass

volume

crystal structure

particle shape

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust.  What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?
Mechanical weathering 
Wind weathering
Chemical weathering
Erosion weathering

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
ice wedging
acid rain
permeability
abrasion

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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These gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:
ice wedging
abrasion
acid rain
mechanical weathering

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Potholes forming in the road after a cold winter is an example of what type of weather?

mechanical weathering

chemical weathering

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The diagrams shows a rock with water trapped in the cracks during the day and at night. 

Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
frozen water acts as a solute
water expands when it freezes
the mass of water increases when it freezes
frozen water dissolves most types of rock

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Rain washing away soil from a hillside
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition

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