Types of weathering and erosion

Types of weathering and erosion

9th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is weathering?

The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering?

burrowing plants
ice wedging
plant roots
acid rain

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?

Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone
frost wedging
Paper being burned

4.

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.

5.

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

weathering

erosion

deposition

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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the breakdown or decomposition of rock that takes place when minerals change through chemical processes

chemical weathering
mechanical weathering
erosion
deposition

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