WorksheetsExamples of Types of Weathering
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What process hollows out limestone caves?
Chemical Weathering
Mechanical Weathering
Spatial Weathering
Cave Weathering
Pick the list which shows ONLY examples of physical weathering..
water, salt, Carbon Dioxide
water, ice, wind
Oxygen, Acids, Animals
water, wind, gravity
the breaking down of rocks and minerals on earth's surface. Often due to physical and chemical processes
Weathering
Erosion
Earth System
Surface Process
physical weathering: abrasion
chemical weathering: reaction with acid
chemical weathering: oxidation
physical weathering: ice/frost wedging
The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces that are caused by natural processes that do not change the chemical composition.
MECHANICAL WEATHERING (PHYSICAL)
CHEMICAL WEATHERING
ABRASION
NONE FO THE ABOVE
Weathering caused by burrowing and digging, exposing rock and soil to the surface
plant growth
wind abrasion
animal action
water abrasion
Temperature change, pressue change, plant growth, animal action, wind, water and gravity (abrasion) are examples of (a) weathering
Oxidation, acid precipitation, acids in groundwater, acids in living things are examples of (a) weathering.
Types of Weathering
mechanical
mental
chemical
auto
The breaking down of rock by natural processes is
weathering
erosion
deposition
sediments
The two types of weathering are
sediments and rocks
rocks and physical
chemical and rocks
physical and chemical
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
Frost wedging
Oxidation
Thermal expansion
Root growth
What type of weathering involves the physical breakdown of rocks without changing their chemical composition?
Chemical weathering
Biological weathering
Physical weathering
Erosion
Which process is responsible for the rusting of iron when exposed to moisture and air?
Hydrolysis
Oxidation
Abrasion
Dissolution
Which of the following scenarios is an example of biological weathering?
Water freezing and expanding in cracks of rocks
Tree roots growing and breaking through rock
Acid rain dissolving limestone
Wind carrying sand that erodes rock surfaces
