Benchmark Q3 Review

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What is weathering in the context of geologic processes?

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The breaking down of rock to form sediment

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Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering? Wind, Acid rain, Waterfalls, Ice wedging

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Acid rain

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What is erosion?

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The transportation or movement of sediment by wind, water, gravity, animal movements, and ice

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Which of the following is NOT an example of erosion? Waterfalls, Deltas, U-shaped valleys, Sand dunes

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Deltas

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What is deposition in geologic processes?

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The process where sediment is put down, left behind, or stopped moving in a new location

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Which of the following is an example of a geoscience process?

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A process that changes the surface of the Earth

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Which of the following is NOT a type of plate movement? Convergent, Divergent, Transform, Erosion

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Erosion

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What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates colliding or crashing into each other?

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Convergent

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What geological features are formed where two oceanic plates meet?

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Oceanic trenches and island volcanic arcs

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What type of stress is associated with divergent plate boundaries?

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Tension