welcome to the 2 nd grade’s “try to make a million”

Welcome to the 2nd Grade’s“Try to Make a Million”

The topic of this game is

“Weathering and Erosion” Start

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What is it called when rocks are moved by water,

wind, or humans?

A. weathering

D. mechanical B. erosion

C. pollution

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What is the other kind of weathering besides

mechanical?

A. erosion

B. chemical

C. baking

D. boiling

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What can water do to rocks or cement when it

freezes in the cracks?

A. nothing

B. melt

C. dry up

D. make cracks bigger

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What happens to the volume or size of water

when it freezes?

A. gets smaller

B. gets bigger

C. stays the same

D. Cracks open rocks

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What will happen to a hot rock if it is put into cold

water?

A. Nothing

B. Jump out of the glass

C. It would crack.

D. Break the glass

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What will a plant root do to rocks, bricks, or

cement?

A. Nothing

B. Grow

C. Die

D. Break them apart

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When the wind blows, what can it do to rocks?

A. Nothing

B. Blow away little pieces

C. Make them bigger

D. Freeze them

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The waves of oceans, lakes, and rivers can make

rocks do what?

A. Explode

B. Freeze

C. Break apart and roll back and forth

D. Get wet

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How can a glacier (a large sheet of ice) cause

weathering?

A. It breaks off rocks and slides down mountains.

B. It doesn’t

C. It blows it away.

D. When it cracks, rocks fly out.

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How can chemical weathering break apart

rocks?

A. It doesn’t

B. Acid rain changes some rocks

C. Rain breaks rocks into small pieces.

D. Plant roots break them up.

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How can an animal (like a cow) cause erosion?

A. It breaks up rocks.

B. It gives too much milk.

C. It makes too much noise.

D. It makes a walking path, killing plants.

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How did the Grand Canyon get so carved out?

A. Glaciers

B. Water and wind

C. Animals

D. Chemicals

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To show how acid can weather rocks, use these

two things:

A. Water and marbles

B. Milk and a rock

C. Soap and chalk

D. Vinegar and limestone

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To stop erosion, people must do all of the below

except what?

A. Plant more trees and other plants

B. Keep vehicles on roads.

C. Plan good draining systems for buildings and

streets.

D. Stay home.

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What is one thing we want you to remember about weathering and erosion?

A. They are hard words to understand.

B. They are someone else’s problems.

C. Just learning about them is good enough.

D. They change the earth.

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You leave with $0.

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You leave with $100.

SorryYour answer is not correct.

You leave with $1,000.

SorryYour answer is not correct.

You leave with $32,000.

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for answering the Weathering and Erosion questions!