Identifying as chemical or mechanical weathering

Identify as chemical or mechanical weathering: the process of animals burrowing into the ground.

• chemical

• mechanical

Identify as chemical or mechanical weathering: A metal bridge develops rust over time due to exposure to oxygen.

• chemical

• mechanical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Identify as chemical or mechanical weathering: the process of rocks colliding and grinding against each other at the riverbed.

• chemical

• mechanical

Identify as chemical or mechanical weathering: lichen or moss releasing chemicals on a rock in a forest.

• chemical

• mechanical

Identify as chemical or mechanical weathering: the roots of plants growing in between cracks in a sidewalk.

• chemical

• mechanical

Identify as chemical or mechanical weathering: pollutants mixing with water in the atmosphere (acid rain) affecting historical monuments.

• chemical

• mechanical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Identify as chemical or mechanical weathering: water seeping into cracks of a rock and freezing, causing the rock to break apart.

• chemical

• mechanical

Identify as chemical or mechanical weathering: a rockslide on a mountain slope.

• chemical

• mechanical

Identify as chemical or mechanical weathering: sand blowing on a rock in a desert environment.

• chemical

• mechanical

Identify as chemical or mechanical weathering: water mixing with minerals (changing feldspar to clay)

• chemical

• mechanical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2