Weathering

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Ice wedging is an example of -
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
Both physical AND chemical weathering
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Lichens break down rocks by -
Secreting acids onto rocks
Chewing on rock with tiny dental scales
Absorbing water from rocks and making them brittle
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do plant roots physically weather rocks?
They release acids onto the rocks
They cause large temperature changes in rocks
They act like a wedge in cracks of rocks
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An example of chemical weathering is -
Ice wedging
Oxidation
Animals burrowing
Crashing waves
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Over millions of years, weak carbonic acid can dissolve limestone to form -
Cracks in rocks
Caves and caverns
Mountains and cliffs
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Carbonic acid is formed in nature when -
Water dissolves particles of soil to form mud
The oxygen molecules in water bond with minerals in rocks
Water bonds with carbon dioxide in the air and/or soil
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fallen plant leaves help break down rocks as they -
Release or leach acids as they decompose
Get into cracks, expand, and make the cracks wider
Scratch and wear away the surface of rocks
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
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