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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Soil

Authored by Jared Dailey

Science

4th Grade

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Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Soil
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is organic material that results from the decay of plant and animal remains?

humus

gravel

R horizon

clay

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following is most likely to have happened in the image?

The plant has dissolved the rock.

The plant has eroded the rock.

The plant has eaten away the rock.

The plant has weathered the rock.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

Warm air melted the rock.
Sun rays evaporated the rock.
Ocean waves washed away rock.
Plant roots pushed away the rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The diagrams shows a rock with water trapped in the cracks during the day and at night. 

Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?

frozen water acts as a solute
water expands when it freezes
the mass of water increases when it freezes
frozen water dissolves most types of rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

How do plants weather rocks?

water in the roots causes freezing and thawing

when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

when plants are blown by wind they break the rock

Plants don't weather rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?

sand
silt
clay
humus

Tags

NGSS.5-LS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Soil formation begins with the weathering of_______.

Humus

Subsoil

Topsoil

Parent Rock

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