WED

Wind, water, gravity, plants & animals are all causes of _________.

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

• oxidation

• mass movement

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

If you drop a piece of chalk into a cup of vinegar, it will fizz & dissolve after a few minutes. This process is an example of ____.

• chemical weathering

• differential weathering

• physical weathering

• infiltration

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

The fast mass movement most like a mudflow is _____.

• lahar

• rockfall

• creep

• ice wedging

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is it called when wind blows sand against exposed rock, eventually wearing away the rock's surface?

• erosion

• abrasion

• chemical weathering

• oxidation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

When oxygen in the air reacts with iron & water, the result is _____.

• abrasion
• differential weathering
• oxidation
• infiltration

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Physical weathering, such as ice wedging, occurs quicker in climates that are ______.

• cold & wet

• warm & wet

• hot & dry

• tropical

What is it called when forces of nature such as wind or ice break apart rock into sediments?

• erosion
• oxidation
• deposition
• weathering

If you see a fence leaning on the side of a hill, it is probably a result of which type of slow mass movement?

• slump
• rockfall
• creep
• lahar

What can you infer about the size of the sediment that a slow-moving river carries?

• It doesn't carry any sediment.
• It carries both large & small sediment.
• It carries larger sediment.
• It carries small sediment.

Which of the following is not a type of fast mass movement?

• lahar

• rockfall

• creep

• mudflow