Earth Science- Weathering Quiz
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You might have studied at school about what weathering is and how the process results are carried forth by agents of soil erosion. This is a quick earth science quiz to test your knowledge of this section of the course. How high do you think you will score? Give it a shot, and all the best!
- 1.The breakdown of rock material in its current location. This is a definition of...
- A.
Erosion
- B.
Weathering
- C.
Transportation
- D.
Deposition
- E.
Freeze Thaw
- 2.What is the process by which rock fragments are broken loose called?
- A.
In Situ
- B.
Weathering
- C.
Deposition
- D.
Erosion
- E.
Onion Skin Weathering
- 3.Which one of these things is not an agent of weathering?
- A.
Glacier
- B.
Wind
- C.
Precipitation
- D.
Soil
- E.
River
- 4.Which type of weathering involves the outer layers of rock peeling off due to the rock expanding as it is heated and contracting as it cools?
- A.
Hydration
- B.
Insolation Weathering
- C.
Oxidation
- D.
Tree Root Action
- E.
Carbonation
- 5.Which one of these processes is not a chemical weathering process
- A.
Carbonation
- B.
Hydration
- C.
Oxidation
- D.
Chelation
- E.
Frost Shattering
- 6.As the precipitation rate increases the rate of chemical weathering
- A.
Increases
- 7.As the precipitation rate increases the rate of physical weathering
- A.
Increases
- 8.As the temperature increases the rate of chemical weathering
- A.
Increases
- 9.Certain minerals within certain rocks absorb water. As they absorb water the rock expands and this can exert a pressure. Over many years this can lead to the weathering of the rock. What is the name given to this type of chemical weathering?
- A.
Carbonation
- B.
Hydration
- C.
Hydrolosis
- D.
Chelation
- E.
Oxidation
- 10.Which group of rocks are changed by exposure to extreme heat or pressure?
- A.
Igneous rocks
- B.
Sedimentary rocks
- C.
Metamorphic rocks
- D.
None of the above
- E.
All of the above
- 11.Which one of these terms is another name for onion skin weathering?
- A.
Frost shattering
- B.
Hydrolosis
- C.
Oxidation
- D.
Tree root action
- E.
Insolation weathering
- 12.What is the name given to the group of weathering processes associated with the action of organisms?
- A.
Tree root action
- B.
The action of burrowing animals
- C.
Chemical Weathering
- D.
Biological Weathering
- E.
Physical Weathering
- 13.Which type of rock is formed by the cooling of lava or magma?
- A.
Sedimentary Rock
- B.
Metamorphic Rock
- C.
Igneous Rock
- 14.Which of the following rocks are examples of igneous rocks?
- A.
Chalk
- B.
Granite
- C.
Basalt
- D.
Clay
- E.
Limestone
- 15.Oxygen reacts with certain elements of some rocks turning them brown, and causing them to crumble more easily. Which chemical weathering process is this describing?
- A.
Oxidation
- 16.Certain minerals within rocks are soluble and simply dissolve in water. Which chemical weathering process is this describing?
- A.
Solution
- 17.The decomposition of humus (rotting vegetation) produces organic acids which react with certain rocks. Which chemical weathering process is this describing?
- A.
Chelation
- 18.Which chemical weathering process involves the action of carbonic acid on rocks such as limestone that are composed of calcium carbonate?
- A.
Oxidation
- B.
Chelation
- C.
Solution
- D.
Carbonation
- E.
Hydration
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