Science: Soils, Rocks, and Landforms Test Review

When plants and animals die, their remains found in soil are called ______________.

• Rock

• Humus

• Silt

• Landform

Check ALL that are parts of soil.

• Clay

• Pebbles

• Water

• Air

• Humus

_____________ makes rocks smaller and smoother.

• Physical Weathering

• Acid Rain

• Chemical Weathering

• Sedimentary Rock

________ is the process of carrying away weathered rock

• Humus

• Delta

• Chemical Reaction

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

__________ is the process that drops sediments at a new location after they have been carried away.

• River mouth

• Deposition

• Flood

• Freezing

Rocks may break when water freezes inside their cracks. This is because water _______ when it freezes.

• Sediments

• Slopes

• Shrinks

• Expands

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When two or more substances mix together and create a new substance, a _________________________ occurs.

• Chemical Reaction

• Erosion

• Rapid Change Event

• Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

When a rock looks smoother than it did before, it likely was shaped by _______________.

• Chemical Reactions

• Volcanoes

• Physical Weathering

Which of these rock layers is likely the NEWEST?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Floods cause _____________ which forms new landforms.

• Damage to Earth's surface and carries away Earth material

• Smoke to fill the air

• Volcanoes to erupt

• Cracks in the surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4