WorksheetsChemical Weathering Review
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is chemical weathering?
a)
It is when rocks are broken down by a chemical reaction.
b)
It is when rocks bang into each other, and the rocks break.
c)
It is when ice breaks rocks into smaller pieces.
d)
It is when wind blows against a rock and breaks it down.
2.
How is acid rain created?
a)
It is created when humans cook with vinegar.
b)
It is created when humans burn fossil fuels.
c)
It is created in the clouds.
d)
It is created when humans throw chemicals up into the air as it rains.
3.
When acid contacts a rock, how do you know that a chemical reaction occurred?
a)
You will hear a loud noise.
b)
You will feel a sharp pain.
c)
You will see bubbles.
d)
You will smell smoke.
4.
When we let the rock sit in acid rain overnight, what evidence did we see the next day that proved a chemical reaction occurred?
a)
The jar that held the rock had vanished.
b)
The original rock was replaced with white crystals.
c)
The rock had doubled in size.
d)
The rock had turned red.
5.
Which two rocks had a reaction with acid rain?
a)
Sand and Basalt
b)
Basalt and Limestone
c)
Sand and Marble
d)
Marble and Limestone
6.
What mineral in rocks causes the rock to have a chemical reaction with acid rain?
a)
calcite
b)
gypsum
c)
aluminum
d)
cerium
7.
How does rust form?
a)
Carbon Dioxide reacts with calcite to form iron oxide.
b)
Carbon Monoxide reacts with rust to form iron oxide.
c)
Oxygen reacts with iron to form iron oxide.
d)
Oxygen reacts with calcite to form iron oxide.
8.
True or False? Living things can cause a chemical reaction with rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
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