Soil that contains rock material that does not match the bedrock of an area. Most of New York State's soil.

The O horizon of a soil profile contains larger amounts of what soil component than other horizons?

• Air

• Water

• Weathered Rock

• Biological Material

Which block will weather the fastest?

• The left block

• The middle block

• The right block

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Both gravestones were erected in 1888 in the same area. Why did the limestone gravestone weather faster than the granite gravestone?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The amount of water that flows in a river or stream is known as the streams _________.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In in a straight moving river, where is the fastest water velocity?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which material will settle in a calm body of water first?

• Quartz

  Density = 2.7 g/ml

• Calcite

  Density = 2.2 g/ml

• Pyroxene

  Density = 3.4 g/ml

• Feldspar

  Density = 3.0 g/ml

________ sized sediment is so small it stays suspended in water and does not settle.

Definition:

___________

Deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river.

Definition:

_____________

Fan shaped deposit of sediment on land from an intermittent stream.