Question

A student placed some clean rocks in a clear plastic jar. The jar was filled with clean water and covered with a lid. The student then shook the jar up for five minutes. The student noted that smaller pieces had broken off some of the rocks and that there was a fine grit on the bottom of the jar. Which change of Earth's surface was the student modeling? *

A. mechanical weathering
B. chemical weathering
C. erosion of sediments
D. forming deltas
E. I don't know

Answer 1

A. Mechanical weathering

Step-by-step explanation:

Mechanical weathering can speed up weathering by fast, rapidly moving water. In the question, the process was caused when the student shook the jar with water and rocks inside.