NEW
Font size
WorksheetsWeathering Quiz-Earth's Surface Unit
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Smaller rocks carried in water, wind, and ice, hit and wear away the surfaces of larger rocks. This weathering is called...
erosion
abrasion
frost wedging
plant growth
One type of chemical weathering is through the process of oxidation. Oxidation is an example where ......
oxygen dissolves rock
the weak acid from plant roots wears down rock
carbon dioxide combines with rain water to make acid rain
oxygen and iron combine with water to make rock red, soft and crumbly like rust
Which is an example of the weathering agent: animal action?
A mole digs a hole, loosening and breaking rocks then pushing them up onto the grass to be weathered.
A woodpecker drills a hole into a tree, breaking off pieces of bark.
A chipmunk picks up rocks and makes a pile
A squirrel covers acorns in the garden.
A statue that was created in 2008 is exposed to the Nebraska climate. Within a few years, the details of the letters have begun to wear away. This weathering is, most likely, caused by
regular freezing and thawing
living organisms
carbonic acid in rainwater
oxygen in the air
The movement of rock particles by ice, wind, water, or gravity is called...
erosion
weathering
uniformitarianism
deposition
The geological processes that are happening today are the same processes that happened in the past. This is the principle of:
soil conservation
erosion
uniformitarianism
weathering
Which weathering process splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands?
abrasion
living organisms
frost wedging
oxygen
These stone lion statues (Terrace of Lions) were built in Greece around 600 BCE by the people of Naxos in honor of the god Apollo. Which weathering process is slowly destroying the lions?
acid rain
freezing and thawing
living organisms
all of the above
The Great Sphinx is a large lion-headed monument found in the hot Egyptian desert. It was formed from bedrock and limestone. Which weathering process is slowly destroying the Sphinx? Look at the picture to help you answer the question.
acid rain
abrasion
animal actions
freezing and thawing
What type of weathering does not cause the composition, the minerals, of a rock to change?
permeable
chemical
permeable
mechanical
________ is a characteristic of a material that contains connected air spaces, pores, or tiny holes, that water can seep through easily.
dense
opaque
permeable
petrified
The most important factor in determining how quickly rock will weather are the type of rock and :
thickness
age
climate
color
The type of weathering where animals burrow in the ground and loosen soil and break apart rock is known as.
living organisms
plant growth
abrasion
animal actions
Water dissolving rock is considered what type of weathering?
chemical
mechanical
erosion
permeable
When pollutants in the air cause rain water to become more acidic than normal it turns into what type of chemical weathering?
acid rain
water
living organisms
release of pressure
