Weathering — Quiz

Question 1

Which landscape change is most likely the result of chemical weathering?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a cliff's face is turning reddish over time

Question 2

Which best explains how frost wedging can cause rockfalls over time?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It forces cracks to widen through repeated freezing and thawing of water.

Question 3

Which process would most likely contribute to forming sharp-edged rock fragments on a slope?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

frost wedging

Question 4

What geological hazard can result from weakened bedrock due to chemical weathering?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a sinkhole

Question 5

Which best explains how frost wedging can cause rockfalls over time?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It forces cracks to widen through repeated freezing and thawing of water.

Question 6

Which weathering process is most likely to cause sinkholes in limestone areas?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

dissolution

Question 7

Why is oxidation classified as chemical weathering?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It changes the rock's composition.

Question 8

Which change indicates that chemical weathering has occurred?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

red-brown discoloration of basalt

Question 9

What geological hazard can result from weakened bedrock due to chemical weathering?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a sinkhole

Question 10

Which is an example of mechanical weathering?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

cycles of freezing and thawing break rocks apart

Weathering — Quiz Answers