6th 6-Weeks Review (Changing Earth)

The Piney Woods ecoregion has many rivers. When there is a great amount of rainfall, rivers overflow. Which catastrophic even can occur when too much rain falls?

• tornadoes

• floods

• tsunami

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The High Plains ecoregion contains large areas of prairie grass. When there is a drought it causes plants to become dry. Which catastrophic event can occur easily?

• hurricane

• volcanic eruption

• floods

• wildfires

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The Trans-Pecos ecoregion is very dry (arid). Which event can occur more easily during times of drought?

• heavy rainfall

• wind deposition

• wind erosion

• weathering by water

The Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes ecoregion has 100's of miles of beaches. Which event can decrease the size of the beaches during a hurricane?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

The Gulf Coast and Trans-Pecos ecoregions both have sandy soil which creates sand dunes. How are these dunes formed?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

The Guadalupe Mountains In the Trans-Pecos ecoregion are exposed to extreme temperatures of hot and cold. Which form of weathering breaks down rock in the mountains?

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

The release of tension that has built up as tectonic plates move around each other:

• Earthquake

• Hurricane

• Volcano

• Tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Warm ocean temperatures, warm air temperatures, and low air pressure all occurring at the same time:

• Tornado

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Type of succession that occurs on surfaces where no soil exists.

• Ecological Succession

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

Series of gradual changes that occur in a community following a disturbance until reaching a stable ecosystem

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

• Climax community

• Ecological Succession