Weathering

Weathering is the process of -

• Moving sediment from one place to another

• Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

• Breaking down rocks into sediment

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An example of chemical weathering is -

• Ice wedging

• Oxidation

• Animals burrowing

• Crashing waves

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Ice wedging is an example of -

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Both physical AND chemical weathering

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

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

Acid rain is most likely to cause...

• deposition
• glaciers to move
• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering

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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

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What type of Weathering is caused by animal actions?

• Chemical Weathering 
• Erosion 
• Mechanical Weathering 
• Animals 

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

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