Science – Hour _____
Date:__________
Name:_____________________
Weathering
Science Fusion Lesson Guide Packet
Directions: Go to the following website. Follow the instructions on the slides to
complete this handout.
http://tinyurl.com/gvoj3xo
Slide 1
1. Click on each vocab word and write its definition.
weathering: _______________________________________________________
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chemical weathering:________________________________________________
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acid precipitation: ___________________________________________________
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physical weathering: ________________________________________________
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abrasion: _________________________________________________________
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oxidation:__________________________________________________________
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Slide 2
2. Exposure to ____________, ____________, ____________, and ____________
has caused the Statue of Liberty to turn green.
Slide 3
3. How many types of weathering are there? _____
4. True or False (circle) You get a brand new substance from physical weathering.
5. True or False (circle) You get a brand new substance from chemical weathering.
Slide 4 – Match the way a rock can break to its description.
_____abrasion
a. plant roots grow into cracks, making cracks larger as
roots continue to grow
_____animal action
b. water gets into cracks and freezes/expands causing
the rock to break or crack more
_____ exfoliation
c. digging allows water/air to get to rocks below
_____ ice wedging
d. outside layers of a rock break away due to less
pressure on a rock as it moves to Earth’s surface
_____ plant growth
e. when rock is moved by water, wind, etc. and scrapes
as it does so
Slide 5
6. Did chemical or physical weathering affect the Statue of Liberty? _____________
7. Oxidation is when _________________ reacts with minerals in a rock to
______________ its _________________.
8. Acid rain is caused by ___________________ and can wear away materials
____________________ than normal.
9. Some minerals ___________________ in water and then get washed away.
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Slide 6
10. Number the steps of cave formation from 1 – 4.
_____ The groundwater causes some types of rock to dissolve.
_____ It rains heavily and some water is soaked into the ground.
_____ Underground caves form once enough rock has been dissolved.
_____ Water builds up under the ground forming groundwater.
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11. Write the letter of the picture that matches each agent of weathering.
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C
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Slide 8
12. How did the sinkhole form?
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Slide 9
13. Fix each sentence by crossing out, changing, or adding words as necessary.
Erosion breaks down rocks.
The two types of weathering are physical and compound weathering.
Ice wedging and abrasion are forms of chemical weathering.
Plant action, animal burrowing, and oxidation are forms of chemical weathering.
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