Question 1 (1 point)

Question

Which type of weathering is caused by plants?
Question 1 options:

mechanical weathering

both mechanical and chemical weathering

ice wedging

chemical weathering

Question 2 (1 point)
Which influences both chemical weathering and mechanical weathering?
Question 2 options:

tectonic plates

plants

iron

wind

Question 3 (1 point)
What is a cause of mechanical weathering?

Question 3 options:

natural acids

rainwater

physical forces

sunlight

3.09 Quiz: Weathering Pool 2
Question 4 (1 point)
How does solid rock become soil?
Question 4 options:

It breaks down and changes into liquid.

It falls apart and combines with particles in the air.

It splits apart and combines with plant roots.

It breaks down and combines with water, air, and organic matter.
Question 5 (1 point)
What process produces the sediments that ultimately lead to soil formation?

Question 5 options:

rainfall

leaching

weathering

topography

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your quiz questions:

Question 1: Which type of weathering is caused by plants?

• Answer: both mechanical and chemical weathering

Question 2: Which influences both chemical weathering and mechanical weathering?

• Answer: plants

Question 3: What is a cause of mechanical weathering?

• Answer: physical forces

Question 4: How does solid rock become soil?

• Answer: It breaks down and combines with water, air, and organic matter.

Question 5: What process produces the sediments that ultimately lead to soil formation?

• Answer: weathering

Good luck with your quiz!