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WorksheetsMechanical and Chemical Weathering
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.
a)
chemical weathering
b)
physical or mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
2.
Large amounts of soil have eroded from steep hill. What is most likely to happen?
a)
an avalanche
b)
sinkhole
c)
landslide
d)
earthquake
3.
Picture A is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada. Picture B shows only the west ridge of the mountain range. What is the most likely reason for the shape of picture B?
a)
It was hit by a volcanoe
b)
Chemical weathering
c)
mechanical weathering
d)
it was caused by an earthquake
4.
What is sediment?
a)
a chemical reaction
b)
tiny pieces of weathered rock carried by wind or water
c)
pollution
5.
What will cause a stream or river to carry the most sediment.
a)
the slop of the stream
b)
the temperature of the water
c)
minerals in the water
6.
What sequence of events will cause a large boulder to move down stream
a)
weathering-erosion-deposition
b)
erosion-deposition -weathering
c)
weathering-deposition-erosion
7.
Acid rain is most likely to cause...
a)
deposition
b)
glaciers to move
c)
chemical weathering
d)
mechanical weathering
8.
Ice wedging will
a)
wear down rocks as they bounce together
b)
break up rocks when the water in cracks freezes and thaws
c)
peel away loosend material from the surface of rocks.
9.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
10.
A group of geologist studied rocks and soil near a riverbank. What will they most likely find?
a)
rocks not sowing any sign of change.
b)
rocks being made smaller
c)
rocks becoming bigger
d)
rocks quickly being broke apart in the water
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