Quarter #3 Review

The diagrams  shows a natural process that weathers rock.
 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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Sinkholes and caves are created when limestone formations are dissolved by

• Hydrochloric acid from mines

• Carbonic acid contained in groundwater

• Hypochlorite from acid rain

• Sulfuric acid from animal remains

Karst topography includes underground caverns. Where in VA would this landscape be found?

• Piedmont 
• Coastal Plain
• Valley and Ridge
• Blue Ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This layer is made of humus.

• A & O Horizon

• B Horizon

• C Horizon

• R Horizon

Karst topography includes underground caverns. Where in VA would this landscape be found?

• Piedmont 
• Coastal Plain
• Valley and Ridge
• Blue Ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which container has the lowest porosity?

• A
• B
• C
• A and B

Which major Virginia watershed is #1?

• Gulf of Mexico (Mississippi River) Watershed

• North Carolina Sound Watershed

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Which well in the diagram would be successful?

• 2 & 3

• 1 & 3

• 2 & 4

• 2, 3, & 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is the contour interval on this map?

• 10

• 50

• 100

• 500

Which side of Holland Hill is the steepest?

• North
• South
• East 
• West