Mechanical Weathering

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Science
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7th - 8th Grade
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Medium
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Lauren Stredicke
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Mechanical Weathering breaks down rocks through _______.
Force
Chemical Reactions
Erosion
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Rock breaks off into leaves or sheets along joints which are parallel to the ground surface due to uplift and removal of surface material that covered the rock, this is called __________.
abrasion
exfoliation from uplifting
thermal expansion
plant action
animal action
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
the grinding away of rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind, or gravity is called __________.
abrasion
exfoliation from uplifting
thermal expansion
plant action
animal action
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A boulder with a volume of 1000 cm2 is broken into pieces. The graph shows the relationship between the number of pieces and the surface area of the rock as the breaking continues. Use the graph to answer the question.
What was the surface area of the rock when it had been broken into 10 pieces?
900 cm2
1000 cm2
1100 cm2
1200 cm2
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Mechanical Weathering is the same as Physical Weathering
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which type of mechanical weathering is represented in the picture?
abrasion
exfoliation from uplifting
thermal expansion
plant action
animal action
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
By what amount did the surface area of the rock increase as the number of pieces of rock increased from 5 to 20?
100 cm2
200 cm2
300 cm2
400 cm2
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