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