Geology Review

_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants and on farms. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.

• loam
• humus
• soil
• dirt

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

You dig a small hole in the soil and the next day it rains. The hole fills with water, but does not empty even after several days of dry weather. What is the soil mostly made of?

• clay
• sand
• humus
• silt

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of what?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers are examples of what?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is known as what?

• sediment

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How does a sand dune move?

• A. Wind deposits sand to build up the dune, then gravity pulls it down. 
• B. Wind erodes one side of the dune, then deposits sand on the other. 
• C. Running water erodes the dune, carrying the sand to a new place where it is deposited. 
• D. Moving glaciers push sand dunes from one place to another. 

Forms when a flowing glacier scoops out an area between two mountains. 

• U-Shaped Valley
• Fiord
• Kettle
• Moraine

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Dripping dissolved calcite causes a ______ to build up on the floor of a cave.

• carbonic acid

• oxidation

• stalactite

• stalagmite

• weathering

Sedimentary rocks are formed by

• Cooling of lava or magma
• Heat and pressure
• Compacting and cementing

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

• Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
• Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
• Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
• Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1