1. It is the breaking of rocks into fragments.
a. erosion b. flooding c. weathering d. runoff
2. A type of weathering that involves a change in the composition of the rock.
a. chemical c. mechanical
b. both chemical and mechanical d. electrical
3. It is an open-pit mine where rocks can be extracted.
a. landfill b. reservoir c. open-field d. quarry
4. Which of the following tends to cause physical or mechanical weathering?
a. animal that burrows in the ground c. water that seeps into the pores and cracks of rocks
b. the root of plants growing into the cracks in the rocks d. all of these
5. What will happen to a rock when it is exposed to a higher temperature?
a. contracts b. evaporates c. expands d. sin