Weathering and Erosion

Which of the following can cause weathering?

• Water, air, chemicals, plants, and animals

• Only water and air

• Only plants and animals

• Only chemicals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the pieces of rock formed by weathering called?

• Sediments

• Boulders

• Gravel

• Silt

What is mechanical weathering?

• The process of breaking a large rock into smaller pieces without changing the minerals

• The process of changing the color of rocks

• The process of decomposing plants and animals

• The process of moving sediments from one location to another

The changes in the Azure Window were caused by the ​ ​ (a)   process of ​ (b)  

• destructive

• weathering

• constructive

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

​ (a)   the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water

• weathering

• uplift

• rock formation

• metamorphic rock

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ESS2.A

ESS2.C

ESS3.A

ESS3.C

This image shows water expanding as it freezes in cracks in rock. This is known as ice wedging. It is a ​ (a)   force and a form of ​ (b)   weathering and erosion.

• destructive

• mechanical

• chemical

• constructive

• water

• liquid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Choose the arrow(s) that represent WEATHERING AND EROSION.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A root that cracks a rock as it grows is an example of ​
​ (a)  

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

Answer explanation

The root cracking the rock is an example of Mechanical Weathering, which involves physical processes like roots growing, causing rocks to break apart.

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HS-ESS2-2

An enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil is called a (a)   .

• A glacier

• An iceberg

• An ice wedge

• A sand dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is an example of mechanical weathering?

• Freezing water breaking rocks apart

• Chemical reaction changing the minerals in rocks

• Water eroding sediments

• Wind transporting rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2