Weathering and Erosion Quiz

Weathering and Erosion Quiz

12th Grade

30 Qs

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Weathering and Erosion Quiz

Weathering and Erosion Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

12th Grade

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Created by

Philip Bonilla

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do we call the process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces?

Weathering

Erosion

Deposition

Sedimentation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of weathering does not change the composition of rocks?

Chemical

Physical

Biological

Organic

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The breakdown of rocks caused by chemical reactions is called:

Mechanical weathering

Biological weathering

Chemical weathering

Physical weathering

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When tree roots grow into rock cracks and break them apart, it is an example of:

Physical weathering

Chemical weathering

Biological weathering

Deposition

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The process that involves oxygen combining with minerals, like iron rusting, is:

Oxidation

Carbonation

Hydrolysis

Abrasion

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a form of mechanical weathering?

Rusting of iron

Acid rain reacting with limestone

Ice wedging

Dissolving of rocks

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When water freezes in cracks of rocks and breaks them apart, it is called:

Carbonation

Frost wedging

Deposition

Erosion

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