Planet Earth Quiz 1 Review

Moss growing on the side of a rock,, causing pits in the rock is an example of:

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Deposition

Limestone being dissolved by carbonic acid is an example of:

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Physical weathering

Repeated freezing and thawing of water that cracks rocks is an example of:

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Physical weathering

Tree roots cracking the foundation of a house is an example of:

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Physical weathering

A rock falling down the side of a mountain is an example of:

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Physical weathering

Gneiss is a metamorphic form of granite.

• True

• False

Heat and pressure can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock

• True

• False

Chemical weathering occurs when vinegar is poured on a rock to decide if calcium is present.

• True

• False

_______________ is molten rock found in the Earths mantle. Once it breaks the Earths surface it becomes _______________

• lava, magma

• lava, igneous

• magma, lava

• magma, igneous

Luster is how:

• Hard a substance is

• Scratchable a substance is

• Shiny a substance is

• breakable a substance is