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Name: Exit quiz

Physical weathering and erosion

1 Match the keywords to the correct statement. Write the correct letter in each box

a Weathering Fragments of rock are moved naturally to


new locations.
b Erosion
Related to living organisms.
Biological
c
weathering Does not move fragments of rock to
another location.
Chemical
d
weathering Related to forces acting upon materials.

Physical Related to chemical substances.


e
weathering

2 What type of rock does weathering and erosion help to form? Tick 1 correct answer
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic

3 Place the statements about the freeze-thaw weathering process in order, starting with
water getting into the rock. Use numbers to show the correct order

Water seeps into cracks in the rock.

Water freezes and expands in volume.

The process repeats until cracks are forced open and fragments fall away.

This creates tension which causes the crack to widen.

Ice thaws allowing more water to enter the widened crack.

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Physical weathering and erosion Exit quiz

4 Which statement explains why frozen water floats? Tick 1 correct answer
Liquid water molecules have more kinetic energy than frozen water.
Repulsive forces force the water molecules apart.
The density of liquid water is less than frozen water.
The density of frozen water is less than liquid water.

5 Which of the following are examples of erosion occurring? Tick 3 correct answers
A landslide or cliff fall.
Growth of roots into cracks in the rocks.
Acid rain reacting with limestone in statues.
Tidal waves moving loose material away from cliffs.
Wind blowing sand from the cliffs inland.

6 Why is rainwater naturally slightly acidic? Tick 1 correct answer


It has a pH of between 5 and 5.6.
Because water in the atmosphere reacts with carbon dioxide.
Because rainwater reacts with sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere.
Because there is a lot of nitrogen in the atmosphere and rain reacts with it.

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