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WorksheetsWeathering
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
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1.
Weathering is the process of -
a)
Moving sediment from one place to another
b)
Dropping or leaving sediment in a location
c)
Breaking down rocks into sediment
2.
An example of chemical weathering is -
a)
Ice wedging
b)
Oxidation
c)
Animals burrowing
d)
Crashing waves
3.
An example of physical weathering is -
a)
Plant roots and leaves releasing acids
b)
Carbonic acid dissolving limestone
c)
Large temperature changes
d)
Lichens growing on rocks
4.
Ice wedging is an example of -
a)
Physical weathering
b)
Chemical weathering
c)
Both physical AND chemical weathering
5.
The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
jackhammering
6.
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
dumptruck
7.
This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.
a)
mechanical/physical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion weathering
d)
deposition
8.
This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion weathering
d)
deposition
9.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
acid rain
c)
permeability
d)
abrasion
10.
Physical weathering is also known as ______________ weathering.
a)
chemical
b)
mechanical
c)
breakdown
d)
heat
11.
Which of these can not cause physical weathering?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
plants
d)
acid rain
12.
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
d)
Deposition
13.
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
14.
Which of the following is the most important agent of chemical weathering to form this cave?
a)
Water - It can carry acid and dissolve rock
b)
Erosion - Moves the rocks from one place to another
c)
Wind - It displaces rocks
d)
Exfoliation - New cracks give chemical reactions the chance to operate
15.
What type of weathering does this image display?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
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