
Weathering and Soil Formation
Authored by Stephanie Lloyd
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7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The agent of mechanical weathering in which rock is worn away by the grinding action of other rock particles is called
erosion
cracking and peeling
abrasion
ice wedging
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ice wedging causes mechanical weathering of rock by means of
heating and cooling
plant growth
animal actions
freezing and thawing of water
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?
mechanical weathering
permeable weathering
chemical weathering
general weathering
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A rock containing iron becomes soft and crumbly and reddish-brown in color. It probably has been chemically weathered by
abrasion
carbon dioxide
oxygen
acid rain
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A hot and wet climate causes weathering to take place
slowly
at the same rate as when the climate is dry and cool
unevenly
rapidly
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The most important factors in determining the rate of weathering are
carbon dioxide and acid rain
abrasion and acids from plant roots.
animal actions and oxygen
. rock type and climate
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Soil formation begins with the weathering of
litter
bedrock
the A horizon
humus
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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