Weathering

Choose the best picture to demonstrate wind weathering.

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Which is the best choice to demonstrate WATER weathering?

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A canyon is formed by

• water

• ice

• wind

• gravity

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The definition of weathering is...

• the breakdown of rock over time into smaller pieces

• the breakdown of rocks over an emotional breakup

• the breakdown of a car on the side of the road

• the breakdown of rock over the breakup of a favorite rock group

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What do glaciers form? Two answers are correct.

• a band

• a valley

• a mountain

• lake

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Even the smallest plant can cause weathering.

• true

• false

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The repeating processes of freezing and thawing of water in rocks cause cracks to form and grow larger and eventually break apart.

• true

• false

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What type of weathering is this?

• chemical

• biological

• physical/mechanical

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This shows what kind of weathering?

• physical/mechanical

• biological

• chemical

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What could have caused this rock formation to form?

• wind

• ice

• water

• both wind and water

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