Groundwater, Watersheds, WED, and Catastrophic Events Review

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• weathering
• erosion
• soil conservation
• decomposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is mechanical weathering?

• Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
• Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
• Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
• Rocks broken down by machinery.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind blowing sand from one location to another

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Compaction

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?

• wind
• ice
• glaciers
• moving water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What force lays down sediment in new locations?

• Erosion
• Weathering
• Deposition
• Abrasion

Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone are examples of what?

• Chemical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Mechanical Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2