Weathering Vocabulary

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

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

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

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

The process of dissolving in weathering is known as:

• Hydrolysis

• Oxidation

• Dissolution

• Abrasion

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

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

Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?

• Oxidation

• Abrasion

• Rusting

• Compaction

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VA.6.6.d

Rusting is also called ________.

• corrosion.

• oxidation.

• reduction.

• tarnishing.

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VA.6.6.d

What type of weathering is rusting?

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Both