Weathering, Erosion, Deposition TEST

A limestone statue is left exposed to the weather. Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away. This weathering is probably caused by _______.

• oxidation

• carbonic acid or acid rain

• biotic action

• heating and cooling (thermal expansion)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What kind of weathering causes a chemical change within the rock's minerals, breaking down the bonds holding the rock together?

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• general weathering

• none of the above

Ice wedging causes mechanical weathering of rock by the means of....

• rusting

• biotic plant action

• burrowing animals

• freezing and thawing

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The agent of mechanical weathering in which rock is worn away by the scratching from rapid moving water, glaciers, or wind is ________.

• oxidation

• carbonation

• abrasion

• ice wedging

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from once place to another is called _________.

• weathering

• deposition

• abrasion

• erosion

Breaking down rock by changing its chemical composition is called...

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• both are correct

• neither are correct

_________ causes chemical weathering.

• burrowing animals

• glacier movement

• ice wedging

• acids and oxygen

Wind deposition occurs when the wind _____________. When that happens, the force of the wind can no longer life and move the sediments until the wind speeds up again.

• speeds up

• slows down or hits an obstacle

• both are correct

• none are correct

Land slides, mudflows, and creep are all examples of.....

• oxidation

• ice wedging

• gravity and mass movement

• thermal expansion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Deltas are built up by _______.

• deposition

• weathering

• abrasion

• oxidation