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Test Description: Weathering Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Pebbles and cobbles in a streambed are smooth and rounded as a result of the process of __________.
A
abrasion
B
carbonation
C
diffusion
D
oxidation
2) The process by which oxygen reacts with iron minerals in rock to form rust is called:
A
electrolysis
B
oxidation
C
solution
D
carbonation
3) Which of the following is not an example of mechanical weathering?
A
Iron minerals in rocks turn brown and crumble.
B
A growing plant root splits a rock.
C
A bear kicks a rock over a ledge, causing it to break.
D
Frozen water in rock cracks breaks the rock apart.
4) Water that gets into tiny cracks can cause a rock to break apart because water _________ when it freezes.
A
becomes acidic
B
contracts
C
dissolves
D
expands
5) he process by which rock minerals are changed by natural processes into new substances is known as:
A
mechanical weathering
B
sedimentation
C
erosion
D
chemical weathering
6) The breaking apart of rock by physical means is _________.
A
mechanical weathering
B
lithification
C
erosion
D
chemical weathering
7) Weathering is...
A
the breaking down of rocks and soil into smaller pieces.
B
the compression of sediment into rock.
C
the movement of particles away from their source.
D
when eroded sediments are dropped in another location, ending the process of erosion.
8) Which of the following is NOT an agent of chemical weathering?
A
oxidation
B
acid rain
C
carbonic acid
D
glaciers
9) Ice can break down rocks through...
A
both abrasion and pressure
B
pressure only
C
neither abrasion nor pressure
D
abrasion only
10) Rock can be broken down by...
A
water only.
B
water and wind only.
C
water, wind, and living things.
D
wind only.
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