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Weathering And Erosion
Test Description: Weathering and Erosion
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which is an agent of mechanical weathering?
A
Wind
B
Oxidation
C
Acid groundwater
D
Acid rain
2) What is the scientific term for chemical weathering resulting in rust?
A
Chemical rusting
B
Onomatopoeia
C
Oxidation
D
Rustified
3) Which type of rock most commonly leads to caves forming due to its softness?
A
Sandstone
B
Limestone
C
Granite
D
Marble
4) What agent of erosion forms dunes?
A
Acid rain
B
Rain
C
Waves
D
Wind
5) How do animal cause mechanical weathering?
A
Eating
B
Flying
C
Dying
D
Burrowing
6) What is an agent of erosion that is a sheet of ice the covers large areas of land?
A
Glacier
B
Permafrost
C
Iceberg
D
Ice cube
7) Which BEST describes abrasion?
A
When rocks break due to moving glaciers
B
When rocks break and move down slopes
C
When rocks are moved by a river
D
When rocks break by being hit by other rocks or sediments
8) Which best describes how erosion helped to create the Grand Canyon?
A
Wind blew rocks away creating the canyon
B
Acid rain dissolved rocks creating the canyon
C
Water from a river moved rocks away creating the canyon
D
Glacier ice removed rocks creating the canyon
9) What agent of weathering and erosion creates beaches along the shoreline?
A
Waves
B
Wind
C
Glaciers
D
Plants and animals
10) Which method would likely reduce the rate of erosion the most?
A
Removing trees and forests from the landscape
B
Removing animals from a landscape
C
Adding plants and trees to a landscape
D
Constructing more building to a landscape
11) Which climate region would likely have the most weathering?
A
Deserts
B
Rainforests
C
Ice caps/glaciers
D
Oceans
12) What is ice wedging an example of?
A
Acid precipitation
B
Chemical weathering
C
Mechanical weathering
D
Plant weathering
13) What is differential weathering?
A
Weathering occurring at different rates
B
The difference between weathering and erosion
C
The effects of weathering by chemical vs mechanical agents
D
Weathering caused by different agents (wind, water, ice, etc)
14) Which is NOT a cause of acid precipitation?
A
Factories and businesses
B
Volcanic eruptions
C
Ice caps and glaciers
D
Air pollution due to burning oil and gas
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