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Weathering and Erosion

Authored by Jamie McFadden

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Weathering and Erosion
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering?

water
carbon dioxide
ice wedging
living organisms secreting acid to break down rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is weathering?

The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is erosion?

The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is deposition?

The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering?

burrowing plants
ice wedging
plant roots
acid rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A marble statue is left exposed to the weather.  Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away.  This weathering probably is caused by...

oxygen in the air
carbonic acid in rainwater
lichens
abrasion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?

Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone
frost wedging
Paper being burned

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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