Weathering Quiz

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A Quiz all about weathering!
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Quiz by beverlygenockey, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by beverlygenockey over 8 years ago
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Question 1

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What is weathering?
Answer
  • Materials being carried away by a river and deposited somewhere.
  • The breakdown of rocks that lie exposed to the weather.

Question 2

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Mechanical weathering breaks up rocks into smaller pieces.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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There are four different kinds of weathering.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 4

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What is Chemical Weathering?
Answer
  • When rocks dissolve or decompose.
  • When rocks are broken up into smaller pieces.

Question 5

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Transport is the [blank_start]movement[blank_end] of broken pieces of rock by wind, ice or water.
Answer
  • movement
  • dissolving
  • eroding

Question 6

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Frost, sudden temperature changes, plants and animals are the main causes of mechanical weathering.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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The main cause of chemical weathering is:
Answer
  • Wind
  • Rain
  • Sun
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