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