Midterm Review-Weathering, Erosion and Deposition

These tubes are placed in water up to the level of line XY to demonstrate capillarity. After one hour, the height of the water above line XY will be

• Highest in tube A

• Highest in tube B

• Highest in tube C

• The same height in all three tubes

Which bar graph would best represent the rate of water infiltration through tubes A, B, and C?

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The greatest amount of transpiration and evaporation will occur most likely when the air temperature is

• Low and the humidity is low

• Low and the humidity is high

• High and the humidity is low

• High and the humidity is high

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What would most likely reduce the amount of runoff at location B?

• Infiltration occurring faster than precipitation

• Greater condensation than evaporation

• Saturated soil below the land surface

• A frozen land surface

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The downward movement of water from location A will usually be greatest when the soil is

• Nonporous and the particles are uniformly small in size

• Nonporous and the particles are uniformly large in size

• Porous and the particles are uniformly small in size

• Porous and the particles are uniformly large in size

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which column of particles retained the most water after the clamps were opened and the water was drained into the beakers?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which graph best shows the rate of infiltration of water through the particles in these four columns?

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Which statement best compares the porosity in the three beakers?

• Beaker A and beaker B have the same porosity, and beaker C has the least porosity.

• Beaker A and beaker B have the same porosity, and beaker C has the greatest porosity.

• Beaker B has the greatest porosity, beaker A has less porosity, and beaker C has the least porosity.

• Beaker C has the greatest porosity, beaker B has less porosity, and beaker A has the least porosity.

If the packing of the beads within each beaker is the same, which graph best represents the porosity within each beaker?

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Which graph shows the general relationship between soil particle size and the capillarity of the soil?

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