Weathering, Erosion and Soil

Which is NOT an example of Mechanical Weathering?

• frost wedging

• abrasion

• thermal stress

• oxidation

The kind of weathering that changes the composition of a rock is called ...

• mechanical

• chemical

• physical

• exfoliation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The type of rock has no effect on the rate of weathering.

• true

• false

Which type of climate has the fastest rate of chemical weathering?

• tropical

• temperate

• arctic

• arid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statement about surface area is true?

• decreasing surface area increases weathering

• increasing surface area increases weathering

• increasing surface area decreases weathering

• surface area has no effect on weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks are broken down by ...

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sediments and rocks are transported by ...

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rocks are laid down in another location by the process of ...

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

All of these are the result of deposition except...

• deltas

• sand dunes

• arches

• sandbars

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A large rock is in a field and not of the same parent material of the area. How did it get there?

• fell from a plane

• glaciers used to be there

• flash flooding

• intense windstorm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2