Mechanical Weathering
What is the process that allows water to seep into rock and break it after repeated freezing and thawing?
Frost Wedging
which agent of chemical weathering comes in rain or fog and can chemically break down a rock over time?
Acid Rain/Acid Fog
Which process in the rock cycle is responsible for transporting sediment from one place to another, usually by way of wind or water?
Erosion
What word would we use to describe a rock that has many small holes and pores where water can infiltrate?
Permeable
What is the capital city of California
Sacramento
What is the process that uses wind, rain, hot and cold temperatures to break away rock particles bit by bit?
Abrasion
What process causes material to rust after overexposure to oxygen?
Oxidation
Which process in the rock cycle allows sediment to be deposited at the end of a body of water?
Deposition
Which types of rocks are created because of the change from intense heat and pressure?
Metamorphic rock
What rock band has the hit song "Rock and Roll All Night"?
Kiss
What process allows roots and branches to grow through rock and possibly break and weather it?
Plant Growth
True or False: after chemical weathering, a new material is created?
True
Which process uses gravity to push down rock layers deeper and deeper after they have been deposited?
Compaction
Which type of rocks are created from the cooling and hardening of Magma?
Igneous Rocks
Which NFL team did QB Ben Roethlisberger play for?
Pittsburgh Steelers
What do we call it when living organisms burrow and make holes in the ground, break apart and loosen pieces of rock?
Animal Actions
Please list a real-life example of a material or situation that could be chemically weathered in everyday life (Think Oxidation)
Penny
statue of liberty
Rusty Nail
Which process in the rock cycle allows rock layers to be crystallized and almost "glued" together?
Cementation
What type of sedimentary rock contains fossils or other parts of living things?
Organic Rock
Which actor is famous for playing The Terminator?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
What process causes erosion to remove material from the surface of a formation, allowing pressure to release.
Release of pressure
Which process occurs faster? Chemical or Mechanical Weathering?
Chemical
Which types of rocks are deposited in layers?
Sedimentary Rock
Which type of Igneous rock cools and hardens on the inside of a volcano?
Intrusive Ingeous Rock
What university did Mr. Lavinder attend?
Wright State University