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WED and Soil Quiz Study Guide

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6th Grade

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WED and Soil Quiz Study Guide
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When animals burrow into the ground and break apart rocks, which kind of weathering are they causing?

Physical

Chemical

Environmental

Positive

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If acid rain dissolves parts of a rock, which kind of weathering is it causing?

Physical

Chemical

Environmental

Positive

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The Vermillion Cliffs in Arizona are known for the rusty red color of their rocks. Which type of weathering would be the cause of that red color?

Abrasion

Oxidation

Ice Wedging

Dissolving

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a rock falls downhill and knocks into another rock, scraping its surface, what type of physical weathering is this?

Abrasion

Oxidation

Ice Wedging

Carbonation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a the iron in a rock reacts to the oxygen in the air, the rock weakens and becomes rust-colored. What type of chemical weathering is this?

Abrasion

Oxidation

Acidification

Carbonation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are caves formed by weathering?

Water gets underground and freezes, eventually breaking the rocks apart.

Earthquakes knock weaker rocks and loosely packed soil out of the area, leaving a hollow cave behind.

Animals burrow into the ground and leave behind bigger and bigger holes, eventually formed caves.

Acidic water sinks into the ground, dissolving underground rocks and leaving empty spaces behind.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which type of mechanical weathering is being shown in this diagram?

Abrasion

Ice Wedging

Oxidation

Dissolving

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