Chemical and Mechanical Weathering

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Science
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7th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.
chemical weathering
physical or mechanical weathering
erosion
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Ice wedging will
wear down rocks as they bounce together
break up rocks when the water in cracks freezes and thaws
peel away loosend material from the surface of rocks.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do plants weather rocks?
during photosynthesis
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
keeps the rocks in place
makes the rocks last longer
expands cracks and breaks rocks
causes rocks to fall in landslides
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The formation of stalactites and stalagmites in a cave as water mixed with carbon dioxide creates carbonic acid, which dissolves away the limestone, is an example of:
mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The breakdown of rock that results in a change in its chemical composition is called:
chemical weathering
mechanical weathering
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A piece of sandstone changing color (from brown to rusty red) from exposure to water and air is an example of:
mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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