Weathering/erosion

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials at Earth’s surface is called

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• soil conservation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The flat, wide area of land along a river is called a

• Meander

• Flood Plain

• Gully

• V-Shaped Valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When a material contains air spaces that allow water to seep through, it is said to be

• Permeable

• Acid Rain

• Porous

• Abrasive

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is not true about plant roots?

• They pry apart cracks in rocks

• They cause oxidation of the soil

• They hold soil in place

• They produce weak acids that dissolve rock

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The gas that causes rock containing iron to oxidize is

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• water

• none of these

The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried by wind, water or ice is called

• Chemical weathering

• Bedrock

• Drought

• Abrasion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following is not an example of mass wasting

• Creep

• Slump

• Mudslides

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The mixture of sediment that is deposited directly on the surface is known as

• Kettle

• Till

• Moraine

• Plucking

Plants cause mechanical weathering by

• releasing acid into the ground

• roots breaking the rocks

• both of these

• neither of these

Covers a large area of land and moves outward

• continental glacier

• valley glacier

• ice glacier

• none of these