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Weathering and Soil

Authored by Samantha Blake

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Weathering and Soil
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Weathering that changes the rock from one mineral into another mineral is called...

mechanical weathering

chemical weathering

erosion

deposition

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Weathering that changes the physical appearance of the rock without changing what it is made of is called...

erosion

mechanical weathering

deposition

chemical weathering

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

animals burrowing into the soil and rock

pieces of rock brushing against other rocks as the flow by in a river

ice freezing in the crack of a rock pushing the rock apart

rust forming on the surface of a rock

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?

Plant roots in rock cracks forcing the rock apart as the plant grows

Plants on top of rocks releasing a weak acid that dissolves the rock

Acid rain dissolving the rock

Elements within water dissolving elements within the rock

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Chemical and mechanical weathering can sometimes work together.

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The braking down of rock into smaller pieces is called...

weathering

erosion

transition

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The breaking down of rock and carrying the pieces away is called...

weathering

erosion

deposition

transition

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