Weathering and Erosion Test

What type of climate is ideal for chemical weathering?

• hot and dry

• warm and wet

• wet and cold

• cold and dry

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Which type of rock is the easiest to weather?

• igneous

• metamorphic

• extraterrestrial

• sedimentary

Which type of climate is the best for weathering rocks with frost/ice wedging

• seasonal

• tropical wet

• desert

• ice cap

The type of weathering that involves physical changes in a rock:

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• elemental weathering

This type of weathering involves moving particles that break each other down.

• erosion

• oxidation

• exfoliation

• abrasion

This type of weathering is caused by water freezing inside a rock.

• root wedging

• frost wedging

• atomic wedgies

• abrasion

Plant life giving off acid to digest rocks is an example of:

• chemical weathering

• acid rain

• mechanical weathering

• oxidation

Plant roots growing into a rock and splitting it is an example of:

• chemical weathering

• ice wedging

• mechanical weathering

• abrasion

This type of weathering involves a chemical change in a rock:

• abrasion

• exfoliation

• frost wedging

• chemical weathering

The name for the chemical weathering that takes place when iron and oxygen combine.

• exfoliation

• hydrolysis

• oxidation

• abrasion