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