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