Weathering and Erosion Quiz Review

What is a solid made up of a bunch of different minerals.

• Mineral

• Rock

• Ice

• Sand

There are three major types of rocks. What are they?

• Igneous Rock

• Sandstone

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

• By sediment compacting together.

• Through the weathering process.

• Through exposure to heat and pressure.

• Through the process of erosion and deposition.

Which type of rock is formed by the action of volcanoes?

• Limestone

• Sandstone

• Sedimentary Rock

• Igneous Rock

This type of rock is formed over years and years of sediment compacting together and becoming hard. What is it?

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Obsidian

• Sedimentary Rock

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(True or False) Rocks are constantly changing.

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(True or False) Minerals are not naturally occurring substances.

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What is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Gravitation

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What are the three types of weathering that we discussed in class?

• Mechanical Weathering

• Pressurized Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Biological Weathering

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Which type of weathering is the breaking down of large rocks into smaller rocks?

• Pressurized Weathering

• Biological Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Mechanical Weathering