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Weathering and Erosion
Weathering and Erosion
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Mr. Crooke's Earth Science Class
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1
What type of weathering will most likely
split apart
sidewalks and streets?
Thermal
Water
Chemical
Ice Wedging
2
Pot Holes are an example of...
Sandblasting
Frost Wedging
Hydrolisis
Chemical Weathering
3
This tree is growing out a rock. That is an example of
Frost Wedging
Oxydation
Biological Activity
Abrasion
4
The breaking up of rocks into smaller rocks is
Erosion
Weathering
Oxidation
Deposition
5
When pieces of rock get moved from one place to another that is called...
Deposition
Chemical Weathering
Erosion
Transition
6
What process is at play here with this rock?
Chemical Weathering
Exfoliation
Frost Wedging
Erosion
7
This picture shows which type of weathering?
Acid Rain
Frost Wedging
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
8
Mechanical Weathering does what?
Changes a rock into another type of rock
Changes rocks and minerals into smaller pieces
Strips the layers off of rocks
Takes iron and creates rust
9
What caused the Nile River Delta to form in the middle of a desert
Acid Rain
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
10
The picture is an example of which type of weathering?
Oxidation
Exfoliation
Mechanical
Chemical
11
What force is responsible for the Grand Canyon
Erosion
hydrolisis
weathering
deposition
12
What would cause the Statue of Liberty, which is made out of copper, to change colors?
The copper was frost wedged
The copper was chemically weathered
The copper was mechanically weathered
The copper was exfoliated
13
Which of the following is NOT a factor in weathering?
Water
Sunlight
Humidity
Wind
14
What do we call the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces of rock?
layering
erosion
Mechanical weathering
deposition
15
What type of erosion caused the Sphinx and Great Pyramids of Egypt to look like this?
Ice
Wind/Sand
Water
Acid Rain
