Chapter 3

Question 1

What is the rock cycle

Answer 1

Sedimentary rock
Metamorphic rock
Igneous rock

Question 2

Forms when sediment and the remains of tiny living things settle and harden

Answer 2

Sedimentary rock

Question 3

The process of breaking down rocks

Answer 3

Weathering

Question 4

Breaks rocks into smaller and smaller pieces

Answer 4

Mechanical weathering

Question 5

Transforms rocks into new substances

Answer 5

Chemical weathering

Question 6

Cools to form igneous rock

Answer 6

Magmus

Question 7

Igneous rock under great heat and pressure forms what?

Answer 7

Metamorphic rock

Question 8

Forms when magma cooks either below or above Earth’s surface

Answer 8

Igneous rock

Question 9

The process by which water in a rock freezes and expands during the winter, acts like a wedge and forces the rock apart.

Answer 9

Frost wedging

Question 10

The process when water gets underneath a rock and as it expands it pushes the rock farther out of the ground.

Answer 10

Frost heaving

Question 11

A shift in the ground around rocks causes them to expand rapidly

Answer 11

Pressure release

Question 12

Mechanical weathering that occurs when rocks rub against each other

Answer 12

Abrasion

Question 13

Sheets of rock peel away like layers of an onion

Answer 13

Exfoliation

Question 14

What are the two most common types of chemical weathering?

Answer 14

Oxidation and reaction of acids

Question 15

Acid formed when the carbon dioxide dissolves in the water

Answer 15

Carbonic acid

Question 16

What are often found growing on rocks in the woods?

Answer 16

Lichens and moss

Question 17

Rain containing sulfuric acid, carbonic acid, and other chemicals

Answer 17

Acid rain

Question 18

What hangs from the ceiling and Look like stone icicles

Answer 18

Stalactites

Question 19

What grow on the ground as a result of dripping of dissolved calcite

Answer 19

Stalagmite

Question 20

What is hummus

Answer 20

Decayed organic material

Question 21

What is a pedologetsts

Answer 21

Scientists who study’s soil

Question 22

The equal parts of sand slit and clay

Answer 22

Loam

Question 23

Drake and Cole took hike near the campsite to collect leaves for a project. They found interesting trees growing among the boulders and rocks that formed a ridge. From the top of the ridge, they looked back at their camp in possibly formed through erosion and deposition

Answer 23

Glaciers melted and pushed the rock