Frost wedging, abrasion, and animals burrowing are all examples of…

mechanical (physical) weathering

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

expands cracks and breaks rocks

causes rocks to fall in landslides

The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt shows the pattern of deep-sea density currents. Which statement best describes an effect caused by these currents?

They influence climate by distributing energy from the Sun.

They cause hurricanes to move in a counterclockwise direction.

They prevent tsunamis from occurring.

They control the occurrence of low and high tides.

Which statement best describes how El Nino affects precipitation in the southwestern United States?

Warm ocean surface temperatures increase convection, thereby increasing rainfall.

Cool ocean surface temperatures alter the jet stream, thereby decreasing rainfall.

Cool air temperatures decrease convection, thereby increasing rainfall.

Warm air temperatures alter the jet stream, thereby decreasing rainfall.

The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current in the North Atlantic that flows from the Gulf of Mexico, northeast along the U.S. coast, and from there to the British Isles. The Gulf Stream has a strong effect on the climate pattern in the British Isles. Which climate pattern can be attributed to the Gulf Stream Current?

Summer in Great Britain is warmer and wetter than other places of similar latitude.

Summer in Great Britain is cooler and wetter than other places of similar latitude.

Winter in Great Britain is warmer and drier than other places of similar latitude.

Winter in Great Britain is colder and drier than other places of similar latitude.

How does the latitude of a region affect its climate?

by determining the angle of sunlight throughout the year

by increasing the length of days throughout the year

by increasing the amount of energy the land can absorb

by determining the rate that tectonic plates can move

Climates are classified by ____

bodies of water and ocean currents

How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate?

As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase

As carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease.

Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climate

As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random.

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Which type of rock is formed by weathering and erosion, then compaction and cementation?

sedimentary rock

metamorphic rock

igneous rock

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Heat and Pressure causes which type of rock?

Sedimentary Rock

Metamorphic Rock

Igneous Rock

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Landslides are a type of erosion caused by...

wind

water

ice

gravity

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What is the term for when rocks are broken down?

Weathering

erosion

deposition

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What is the term for when rocks are dropped off in a new location?

weathering

erosion

deposition

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What is the term for when rocks are transported and carried away?

weathering

erosion

deposition

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What process gets water from the ground to the air?

condensation

melting

freezing

evaporation

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Earth/Environmental Review

Which type of rock is formed by weathering and erosion, then compaction and cementation?

Heat and Pressure causes which type of rock?

Landslides are a type of erosion caused by...

What is the term for when rocks are broken down?

What is the term for when rocks are dropped off in a new location?

What is the term for when rocks are transported and carried away?

What process gets water from the ground to the air?

What process gets water from clouds to the ground?

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