Earth's Landforms TEST REVIEW

Chemical weathering creates...

• caverns and sinkholes

• glaciers and mudslides

• photosynthesis

• movement of rocks from one place to another

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is the process by which rocks and pebbles become smooth and rounded...

• oxidation

• diffusion

• abrasion

• carbonation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water can get into tiny cracks in rocks. Water then freezes and __________, causing the rock to break.

• expands

• contracts

• stays the same

• turns into a gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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This is the process by which OXYGEN reacts with the IRON minerals in rocks to form RUST.

• electrolysis

• hydrolisis

• oxidation

• exfoliation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Chemical weathering is most active in this type of climate...

• warm and dry

• warm and humid

• cold and dry

• cold and humid

Which type of rock is most easily broken down by carbonic acid in groundwater?

• granite

• limestone

• basalt

• sandstone

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The process by which rock minerals are CHANGED by natural processes into NEW substances.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

• plant root growing in the crack of a rock

• ice wedging and breaking a rock

• rock smoothed by sand blasting

• rusting of iron

Mudslides, landslides, and rockfalls are examples of erosion by:

• gravity

• running water

• glaciers

• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which agent of erosion pulls large rocks to the bottom of cliffs?

• running water

• gravity

• glaciers

• wind