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Examples of Types of Weathering

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What process hollows out limestone caves?

a)

Chemical Weathering

b)

Mechanical Weathering

c)

Spatial Weathering

d)

Cave Weathering

2.

Pick the list which shows ONLY examples of physical weathering..

a)

water, salt, Carbon Dioxide

b)

water, ice, wind

c)

Oxygen, Acids, Animals

d)

water, wind, gravity

3.

the breaking down of rocks and minerals on earth's surface. Often due to physical and chemical processes

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Earth System

d)

Surface Process

4.
a)

physical weathering: abrasion

b)

chemical weathering: reaction with acid

c)

chemical weathering: oxidation

d)

physical weathering: ice/frost wedging

5.

The mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces that are caused by natural processes that do not change the chemical composition. 

a)

MECHANICAL WEATHERING (PHYSICAL)

b)

CHEMICAL WEATHERING

c)

ABRASION

d)

NONE FO THE ABOVE

6.

Weathering caused by burrowing and digging, exposing rock and soil to the surface

a)

plant growth

b)

wind abrasion

c)

animal action

d)

water abrasion

7.

Temperature change, pressue change, plant growth, animal action, wind, water and gravity (abrasion) are examples of (a)   weathering

8.

Oxidation, acid precipitation, acids in groundwater, acids in living things are examples of (a)   weathering.

9.

Types of Weathering

a)

mechanical

b)

mental

c)

chemical

d)

auto

10.

The breaking down of rock by natural processes is

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

sediments

11.

The two types of weathering are

a)

sediments and rocks

b)

rocks and physical

c)

chemical and rocks

d)

physical and chemical

12.

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

a)

Frost wedging

b)

Oxidation

c)

Thermal expansion

d)

Root growth

13.

What type of weathering involves the physical breakdown of rocks without changing their chemical composition?

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Biological weathering

c)

Physical weathering

d)

Erosion

14.

Which process is responsible for the rusting of iron when exposed to moisture and air?

a)

Hydrolysis

b)

Oxidation

c)

Abrasion

d)

Dissolution

15.

Which of the following scenarios is an example of biological weathering?

a)

Water freezing and expanding in cracks of rocks

b)

Tree roots growing and breaking through rock

c)

Acid rain dissolving limestone

d)

Wind carrying sand that erodes rock surfaces