End of Month Test

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into soil and sediment over a long period of time  is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.

• chemical weathering 
• physical or mechanical weathering
• erosion
• Deposition

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

thermal fractionation, frost wedging, hydration shattering, exfoliation and abrasion. are forms of what? 

• Mechanical Weathering 
• Erosion
• Chemical Weathering 
• Compaction 

Dissolution, hydrolysis, Hydration, and  Oxidation and Acid Rain are examples of what kind of weathering?

• Mechanical Weathering
• Abrasion 
• Chemical Weathering
• Bill Nye the science guy

The process of breaking up rocks caused by CHEMICAL changes that DOES change the actual substance of the rock. 

• erosion
• Acid Rain
• Chemical Weathering
• Rocks

A process that breaks up rocks using PHYSICAL changes that don't change the actual substance.  

• Chemical Weathering 
• Animals 
• Plants 
• Mechanical Weathering 

What human activities can increase the rate of weathering?

• Increasing the amount of acid rain
• Paving over large portions of land
• All of the other answers. 
• Strip mining and agriculture

Which type of climate would cause the greatest rate of weathering?

• Cold and dry
• Cold and humid (wet)
• Warm and humid (wet)
• Warm and dry

Which of the following is the most important agent of chemical weathering to form this cave?

• Water - It can carry acid and dissolve rock
• Erosion - Moves the rocks from one place to another
• Wind - It displaces rocks
• Exfoliation - New cracks give chemical reactions the chance to operate