SCIENCE 5 4TH

Gravity pulling a rock down a hill.

• Weathering

• Erosion

______________ is the breaking down of rock material by physical and chemical processes. 

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentary Exchange

_____________ weathering is the breaking down of rocks by chemical reactions.

• Chemical

• Physical

• Deposition

• Erosion

Which of these terms describes the process of acid rain wearing out limestone?

• deposition

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• erosion

This is an example of _____________________________.

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

Acid rain causes the following type of weathering:

• physical
• mechanical
• chemical
• human

What is the energy source of a tropical cyclone?

• water vapor

• strong wind

• air pressure

• cold air

Which of the following is NOT associated with typhoons?

• storm surge

• earthquake

• flash flood

• strong winds

What weather disturbance is characterized by sudden occurrences of rain accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning and burst of thunder?

• A. monsoon

• B. storm

• C. thunderstorm

• D. tornado

What kind of weather disturbance refers to a funnel-shaped low-pressure air mass that originates from the land and occasionally develops when there is a thunderstorm?

• A. thunderstorms

• B. tornado

• C. tropical storm

• D. typhoon