Quiz #3 Review (Chapters 5 & 6)

What happens to a rock when it weathers?

• It settles out of water that is carrying it.
• It creates a valley.
• It forms a delta.
• It breaks into small pieces.

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Abrasion causes

• physical weathering.
• chemical weathering.
• both chemical and physical weathering.
• Neither chemical or physical weathering.

Acid rain causes

• physical weathering.
• chemical weathering.
• both chemical and physical weathering.
• neither chemical or physical weathering.

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Freezing causes

• physical weathering.
• chemical weathering.
• both chemical and physical weathering.
• neither chemical or physical weathering.

An example of chemical weathering is -

• Ice wedging

• Oxidation

• Animals burrowing

• Crashing waves

Moving sediment from one place to another

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Earthquake

The dropping off of sediments in a new place.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Volcano

Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?

• Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone
• frost wedging
• Paper being burned

oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron

• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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These rocks were made smooth by wind blowing smaller rock particles across their surface. This is an example of:

• ice wedging

• chemical weathering

• acid rain

• abrasion

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