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