Weathering Types Answer Key

This worksheet asks students to read ten short scenarios and identify which type of weathering each one demonstrates: physical, chemical, or biological. Learners use the key (P, C, or B) to mark the correct category based on clues like freezing water, acid rain, rusting, plant roots, or animal burrowing. Students must analyze what is happening to the rock and decide whether it is being broken apart, chemically changed, or affected by living organisms. The activity builds strong understanding of how weathering works in different ways over time. It also reinforces science vocabulary and careful reading for evidence. By matching real-world examples to concepts, students develop practical Earth science reasoning.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Science – Types of Weathering and Their Effects

Science – Earth’s Surface Processes

Science – Using Evidence to Classify Geological Change

English Language Arts – Reading Informational Scenarios

This worksheet is part of our Weathering and Erosion Worksheets Collection.