Weathering and Erosion

The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind is called_________.

• Sedimentary
• Eruption
• Abrasion
• Layering

-a measure of how well the soil supports plant growth

• soil properties
• fertility
• loam
• sand

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The idea states the same processes that occurred in the past operate in the same way as they do in the present.

• Absolute Dating
• Relative Dating
• Catastrophism
• Uniformitarianism

The process of breaking down rock and other materials into smaller pieces

• Deposition
• Erode
• Uplift
• Weathering

These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

• ice wedging
• acid rain
• permeability
• abrasion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The layer of soil that contains solid rock is called?

• topsoil

• bedrock

• subsoil

A living organism that puts materials from dead  plants and animals back to the soil is called a ____________?

• carnivore
• decomposer
• herbivore
• omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Land forms made from dissolving limestone

• Soil
• Bedrock
• Karst
• Calcium

Which of the following terms refers to cave formations that hang down from the cave ceiling?

• stalactite

• column

• stalagmite

• flow stone

The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Crop Rotation

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1