Weathering Quiz Review

What type of weathering is being shown here? (when the tree root uplifts the sidewalk)

• chemical

• physical

• erosion

• deposition

What layer of soil has the most weathered and biologic materials- and is the best to support plant growth?

• B- Subsoil

• O,A- Organic Materials and Topsoil

• R- Solid Rock

• C- Decomposed Rock

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What rock layer shows the greatest resistance to weathering?

• Layer 1

• Layer 2

• Layer 3

• Layer 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is the name of the process that causes a physical or chemical breakdown of rocks?

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• metamorphism

Chemical weathering works best in what type of climate?

• warm and dry

• warm and moist

• cold and dry

• cold and moist

Soil forms due to what 2 processes? (Pick 2)

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Biological Activity

• Deposition

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Frost Action occurs in what type of climatic condition?

• It is occurs only in warm and wet climates.

• It occurs in wet and cold climates that are below freezing.

• It only occurs in dry and cold climates that are below freezing.

• It occurs in wet and cold climates that alternate between above and below freezing temperatures.

Iron can react with oxygen to form rust (iron oxide) on metal surfaces. What type of weathering is this?

• chemical

• physical

• erosion

• deposition

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This rock has cracked open due to being filled with ice.

What are the the best explanations for this? (Pick 2 answers)

• There was a chemical change between the rock and the water.

• This is a physical form of weathering called frost action or ice wedging.

• This only occurs in warm and dry climates.

• The rock cracked because water expands when it freezes.

How did these limestone caves and caverns form?

• Glacial erosion slowly formed these caves.

• This is a form of chemical weathering where the limestone reacts with acidic groundwater.

• These caves form when earthquakes break through the bedrock.

• This is formed from direct sunlight.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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