Weathering

Weathering breaks ___________ apart rocks into smaller pieces.

• ice

• water

• rocks

• canyons

Check the types of weathering we have talked about:

• physical

• erosion

• chemical

• magnetic

Lichen and moss breaking apart rocks is an example of

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

Which are rapid (fast) types of weathering?

• glaciers carving rocks

• earthquakes

• volcanoes erupting

• water freezing in rocks

Which is the BEST example of weathering?

• water splashing in a pond

• snowball rolling down a hill

• a river washing away sediment

• a plant sprouting and then growing in the crack of a rock

Water flowing over and smoothing out rocks is an example of which type of weathering?

• chemical

• physical

Check all of the examples of weathering

• blowing sand making sand dunes

• ocean waves crashing and creating a cliff

• rust forming in rocks

• water flowing in a waterfall

• wind forming an arch

Sand acts like ___________ and shapes rocks in the desert

• ice

• sandpaper

• wind

• water

Which are examples of slow weathering?

• wind forming a desert rock

• earthquake

• mudslide

• water freezing and cracking a rock

• plants roots growing into the cracks of rocks

What is evidence of glaciers covering an area?

• rocks having scratches (grooves)

• rocks showing fossils

• rocks covered in moss

• rocks found underground