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Weathering

Here are some multiple-choice questions to test your understanding:

 

1. Water has the power to split rocks because when it freezes, it:

Contracts
Evaporates
Expands

2. Which of the following sedimentary rocks is commonly weathered by solution?

Limestone
Sandstone
Mudstone

3. Chemical weathering is most likely to take place in environments that are:

Cold
Wet
Dry

4. In which type of environment would you be most likely to observe Biological weathering?

A hot desert
A high mountain
A rocky sea-shore

5. A common mineral group produced by chemical (hydrolysis) weathering is:

Clay
Mica
Feldspar

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