Types of Weathering Quiz
  • 1. frost action
A) changes the physical structure of rocks
B) the force of freezing splits rocks apart
C) changes the mineral composition of the rocks
D) pollution from factories dissolves in water and eats away at rocks
  • 2. abrasion
A) changes the mineral composition of the rocks
B) the force of freezing splits rocks apart
C) changes the physical structure of rocks
D) wearing away of rocks by wind or water
  • 3. gravity
A) wearing away of rocks by wind or water
B) falling rocks collide with each other and break apart
C) changes the mineral composition of the rocks
D) the force of freezing splits rocks apart
  • 4. organic activity
A) rocks split due to roots growing or animals digging holes
B) the force of freezing splits rocks apart
C) wearing away of rocks by wind or water
D) falling rocks collide with each other and break apart
  • 5. wetting and drying
A) rocks split due to roots growing or animals digging holes
B) wearing away of rocks by wind or water
C) falling rocks collide with each other and break apart
D) constant swelling and shrinking makes rocks crack
  • 6. sheet jointing
A) rocks split due to roots growing or animals digging holes
B) removal of large masses of rocks makes rocks below them expand
C) falling rocks collide with each other and break apart
D) constant swelling and shrinking makes rocks crack
  • 7. exfoliation
A) rocks split due to roots growing or animals digging holes
B) removal of large masses of rocks makes rocks below them expand
C) the peeling of rounded thin layers from a rock's surface
D) constant swelling and shrinking makes rocks crack
  • 8. hydrolysis
A) removal of large masses of rocks makes rocks below them expand
B) chemical reaction of water with other substances
C) constant swelling and shrinking makes rocks crack
D) the peeling of rounded thin layers from a rock's surface
  • 9. plant acids
A) removal of large masses of rocks makes rocks below them expand
B) chemical reaction of water with other substances
C) acids formed by decay of plants and animals eats away at rocks
D) the peeling of rounded thin layers from a rock's surface
  • 10. oxidation
A) chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances creating rust
B) chemical reaction of water with other substances
C) the peeling of rounded thin layers from a rock's surface
D) acids formed by decay of plants and animals eats away at rocks
  • 11. carbonation
A) chemical reaction of water with other substances
B) carbonic acids dissolves rocks forming underground caves
C) chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances creating rust
D) acids formed by decay of plants and animals eats away at rocks
  • 12. sulfuric acid
A) chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances creating rust
B) acids formed by decay of plants and animals eats away at rocks
C) carbonic acids dissolves rocks forming underground caves
D) pollution from factories dissolves in water and eats away at rocks
  • 13. mechanical weathering
A) carbonic acids dissolves rocks forming underground caves
B) chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances creating rust
C) pollution from factories dissolves in water and eats away at rocks
D) changes the physical structure of rocks
  • 14. chemical weathering
A) carbonic acids dissolves rocks forming underground caves
B) pollution from factories dissolves in water and eats away at rocks
C) changes the physical structure of rocks
D) changes the mineral composition of the rocks
  • 15. four factors in chemical weathering
A) climate, time, man, water
B) rock composition, plants & animals, water, rate of decomposition
C) climate, time, rock composition, plants & animals
D) wind, water, rock composition, time
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