WorksheetsWeathering
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust. What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?
Freeze-thaw weathering
Biological weathering
Chemical weathering
Onion Skin
What is likely to cause cracks on the sidewalk?
A> Repeated freezing and thawing of water
B> Tree roots or plant roots growing bigger
Both and A and B
Neither A nor B
Water freezing in a crack, melting, and refreezing again is an example of ____________?
freeze-thaw
biological
chemical
onion skin
True or False: Acid rain is rain that has chemicals that can cause chemical weathering.
True
False
True or False: Animals can cause weathering and erosion by digging on the surface and underground.
True
False
How do plants cause biological weathering in rocks?
during photosynthesis
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous_________ _________ weathering
freeze-thaw
biological
permeability
acid rain
In the picture you can see __________ _________ weathering
Freeze-thaw
Onion skin
Acid rain
Biological
How the process of onion skin weathering works?
The rock will be heated (expansion) and cooled (contraction) constantly until breaks apart into layers
The rock will be frozen until breaks apart into layers
Animals will break the rock into small layers and pieces
The rock will be cooled and then heated and this will create layers without breaking the rock
