Science 6 Quiz Ch 2-1

Is the following term related to mechanical or chemical weathering?

acid rain

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

Is the following term related to mechanical or chemical weathering?

frost heaving

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

Is the following term related to mechanical or chemical weathering?

exfoliation

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

Is the following term related to mechanical or chemical weathering?

acid secretion from lichens and mosses

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

Is the following term related to mechanical or chemical weathering?

abrasion

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

Is the following term related to mechanical or chemical weathering?

oxidation

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The process of breaking down rocks is called ____________.

• stalagmite

• oxidation

• weathering

• carbonic acid

____________ forms when carbon dioxide dissolves in water.

• stalagmite

• oxidation

• weathering

• carbonic acid

Dripping dissolved calcite causes a _______ to build up on the ground floor of a cave.

• stalagmite

• oxidation

• stalactite

• carbonic acid

_________ occurs when oxygen combines with what a rock is made of and forms new compounds.

• stalagmite

• oxidation

• stalactite

• carbonic acid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5