Sample AMS Questions- Exam 1617-PS31(Chapter3 Section1-)

The following are responses from the readings, labs, questions reviewed
in class and tutoring.
1.

What is weathering?

2.

What is mechanical weathering?

3.

What happens to a rock o Earths surface when it absorbs heat?

4.

What are four of the most common agents of chemical weathering?

5.

What is ice wedging?

6.

How does abrasion occur in water?

7.

What does sulfuric acid cause weathering of rocks?

8.

What is rusting?

9.

How does the climate affect the rate of weathering of a rock?

10.

What is one positive effect of weathering?

Sample AMS Questions- Exam 1617-PS31 (Chapter3 Section1-)

KEY
The following are responses from the readings, labs, questions
reviewed in class and tutoring.
1.

What is weathering?

The process by which rocks and other materials are broken down on earths
surface
2.

What is mechanical weathering?

Breaking down of rocks without any chemical change

3.
What happens to a rock o Earths surface when it absorbs
heat?
p.70 it expands
4.
What are four of the most common agents of chemical
weathering?
Carbonic acid, acid rain (sulfuric acid), water, other acids
5.

What is ice wedging?

The repeated freezing and melting of water of water causing rock to break
6.

How does abrasion occur in water?

Scraping rock particles against each other

7.

What does sulfuric acid cause weathering of rocks?

p.73 strongest acid found in acid rain that weathers rocks

8.

What is rusting?

Process of oxygen combining chemically with iron

9.

How does the climate affect the rate of weathering of a rock?

Cold and dry climates weather slower than hot/wet climates

10.

What is one positive effect of weathering?

Forms new soil