Chemical vs Mechanical Weathering

Acid rain breaking down rocks.

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Another mineral absorbing the water and turning it into a new substance.

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Water with minerals present breaking down rocks.

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Saltwater breaking down rocks.

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

Ice getting into cracks and breaking rocks.

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

How does weathering affect materials?

• Physical changes cause materials to disintegrate.

• Chemical changes cause materials to disintegrate.

• Both physical and chemical changes cause materials to disintegrate.

• Chicken Pot Pie.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An acid that forms as a result of water mixing with carbon dioxide gas in the air or soil.

• Mechanical

• Ice Wedging

• Roots

• Chemical

• Carbonic Acid

Identify the type of climate where chemical weathering occurs more quickly due to the warm, moist environment.

• Mechanical

• Oxidation

• Desert

• Tropical

• Carbonic Acid

What happens when limestone reacts with carbonic acid?

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Both Mechanical and Chemical Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Halite (a mineral in rocks) reacts in water. What type of weathering is this?

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Both Mechanical and Chemical Weathering