WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What is the breaking down of rock and other materials on Earth's surface?
acid rain
glacier
abrasion
weathering
What is the process of rock breaking down physically, but not chemically?
chemical weathering
rust
acid rain
mechanical weathering
What occurs when rocks rub against each other, becoming less jagged and more rounded?
abrasion
glacier
oxidation
acid rain
What is a type of precipitation that often causes chemical weathering?
rust
acid rain
glacier
abrasion
What is the movement of weathered rock, sediment, or particles from one place to another?
erosion
glacier
oxidation
chemical weathering
What is the most common and powerful causes of erosion?
pollution
rust
moving water
glaciers
What is the process of oxygen combining with chemicals to form a new substance?
glacier
oxidation
mechanical weathering
erosion
What is the term form a large moving sheet of ice and snow that has the ability to erode rock?
glacier
rust
weathering
oxidation
What is the type of weathering in which rock is changed into a different substance?
Chemical weathering
Mechanical weathering
What is the product of the process from oxidation that produces an orange color seen on iron rocks or objects?
glacier
rust
abrasion
erosion
In wet environments, what is the major cause of erosion?
moving water
wind
animal movement
Rust is the result of what process?
oxidation
erosion
