Weathering Worksheet                      Name:____________________

Results

Rock or
Mineral		 Weight before
shaking		 Weight after
shaking		 Change in
weight		 % change
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         



Questions

1) Which rock or mineral weathered the most?


2) Which rock or mineral weathered the least?


3) What does the shaking in water represent in real life?




4)In this lab we compared weathering of different materials. How could we change the experiment to measure or compare weathering? List at least two changes.





5)Why did we try two sizes of salt pellets? (think surface area)






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