Weathering
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What often happens to rocks that undergo chemical weathering?
They form crystals.
They produce acids.
They become stronger.
They crumble more easily.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which are the main causes of crack growth in rocks over time?
plant roots and ice wedging
ice wedging and wind abrasion
animal burrowing and plant roots
animal burrowing and wind abrasion
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Leaves release acids into the soil as they decay. How could the decaying leaves affect the rocks in the soil underneath them?
They could increase the amount of physical weathering.
They could decrease the amount of physical weathering.
They could increase the amount of chemical weathering.
They could decrease the amount of chemical weathering.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Zora puts the two pebbles shown in a rock tumbler. The tumbler spins so the rocks bump against each other. When she takes the pebbles out, she discovers that pebble 1 had more abrasion than pebble2.
What can she conclude about the pebbles?
Pebble 2 is softer than pebble 1.
Pebble 2 is harder than pebble 1.
Pebble 2 is less reactive than pebble 1.
Pebble 2 is more reactive than pebble 1.
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NGSS.MS-PS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Changing temperatures cause the rock to ________ or__________.
Break / Contract
Grow / Shrink
Expand / Contract
Expand / Shatter
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
______________ is the breaking down of rock material by physical and chemical processes.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Sedimentary Exchange
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
______________ weathering is the process of rock breaking down into smaller and smaller pieces.
Chemical
Physical
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