Weathering Vocabulary

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6th Grade
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Melanie Burch
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Abrasion in the context of weathering is:
a process of chemical breakdown of rocks
a process of physical wearing down of rocks by friction
a type of biological weathering involving plants
a method of rock formation
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VA.6.6.d
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An example of chemical weathering is
Rusting of iron
Freezing and thawing of water
Wind erosion
Glacial movement
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VA.6.6.d
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Clay formation is primarily a result of which type of weathering?
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
Biological weathering
Mechanical weathering
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VA.6.6.d
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The climate of an area includes factors such as:
temperature, humidity, and precipitation
only temperature
only humidity
only precipitation
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VA.6.6.e
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The process of dissolving in weathering is known as:
Hydrolysis
Oxidation
Dissolution
Abrasion
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of frost wedging on rocks?
It causes rocks to expand and eventually break apart.
It causes rocks to melt and fuse together.
It causes rocks to shrink and become denser.
It causes rocks to change color.
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VA.6.6.d
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is mechanical weathering?
The physical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces without changing their chemical composition.
The chemical alteration of minerals within rocks.
The process of rocks being dissolved by water.
The movement of rocks and soil by wind or water.
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VA.6.6.d
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