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Study Quiz 8.1
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1
What word is used to describe the breaking down of rocks into sediments?
A)Weathering
B)Natural recycling
C)Transforming
D)Physical compaction
2
Which of the following is NOT a cause of mechanical weathering?
A)The growth of plant roots
B)Acid rain
C)The cycle of freezing and thawing
D)Earthworms and other animal burrowers
3
___________ occurs when minerals in rocks are dissolved or changed into different minerals.
A)Physical weathering
B)Cleavage
C)Chemical weathering
D)Mechanical weathering
4
You and a friend are watching a TV show about spelunking. He says, "I wonder how those caves were formed?" You tell him acidic water flowed through layers of limestone causing
A)chemical weathering
B)acid rain
C)mechanical weathering
D)the cycle of freezing and thawing
5
When acids react with certain rocks, some minerals dissolve and ________ is formed.
A)acid rain
B)extrusive rock
C)intrusive rock
D)carbon dioxide gas
6
Which of the following will NOT erode and weather rocks?
A)Sunlight
B)Rain
C)Wind
D)Ice
7
The rock cycle consists of the processes in which rocks are continually _____ over long periods of time.
A)moved
B)dried
C)changed
D)heated
8
The changes that take place in the rock cycle never ___________ matter.
A)chemically alter
B)physically alter
C)weather
D)create or destroy
9
After a very heavy rainfall you notice deposits of mud at the bottom of a hill near the school. You are witnessing an example of
A)compaction
B)erosion
C)chemical weathering
D)cementation
10
Which of the following words does NOT describe a process in the rock cycle?
A)Crystallizing
B)Evaporating
C)Heating
D)Cooling





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