S6E5d-e - Weathering

_____________ is a process that breaks down rock materials.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Eruption

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

________ weathering is the breakdown of rock through motion, force, and other physical processes.

• Physical

• Chemical

__________ describes the wearing down or weathering of rock by other rock materials.

• Abrasion

• Exfoliation

• Wind

• Liquefaction

__________ describes the process of large rock layers peeling away due to pressure changes.

• Abrasion

• Exfoliation

• Wind

• Liquefaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water that seeps into cracks in rock and then freezes and expands causing the rock to split apart is called __________.

• Abrasion

• Exfoliation

• Ice wedging

• Liquefaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

________ can cause weathering by blowing particles against rock surfaces, wearing them down over time.

• Wind

• Animals

• Plants

• Water

__________ can cause weathering as their roots grow and develop, breaking up rocks.

• Wind

• Animals

• Plants

• Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

____________ can cause weathering by digging and burrowing in the ground, turning up rock materials and exposing new ones to other elements.

• Wind

• Animals

• Plants

• Water

___________ weathering is the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions.

• Physical

• Chemical

Acids cause chemical weathering by reacting and breaking down molecules in rock.

• Acids

• Liquids

• Winds

• Animals

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2