Weathering and Environment Quiz

What is chemical weathering?

• Processes by which materials in a rock are changed into new materials

• Processes by which rock is broken into smaller pieces

What does the term "environment" refer to?

• Processes by which materials in a rock are changed into new materials

• Physical, chemical, and biotic factors acting in a community

• Processes by which rock is broken into smaller pieces

• Combines the element oxygen with other elements or molecules

What is mechanical weathering?

• Processes by which materials in a rock are changed into new materials

• Physical, chemical, and biotic factors acting in a community

• Processes by which rock is broken into smaller pieces

• Combines the element oxygen with other elements or molecules

What is oxidation in the context of weathering?

• Processes by which materials in a rock are changed into new materials

• Physical, chemical, and biotic factors acting in a community

• Processes by which rock is broken into smaller pieces

• Combines the element oxygen with other elements or molecules

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What does weathering involve?

• Only chemical processes that change objects on Earth's surface

• Only mechanical processes that change objects on Earth's surface

• Mechanical and chemical processes that change objects on Earth's surface over time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2