Quiz #2: Mountains, Valleys, & Coasts

What is weathering?

• A process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

• A shift in weather patterns

• The process by which mountains are formed

• The process by which the seasons change

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How is mechanical weathering different from chemical weathering?

• Chemical weathering happens over a much shorter time frame than mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering occurs in the tropics; mechanical weathering occurs in temperate climates

• Chemical weathering occurs in mountains; mechanical weathering occurs on flat surfaces

• Chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of materials; mechanical weathering does not

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What do floodplains, sandbars, and river deltas have in common?

• They've all been formed by water erosion

• They've all been formed by glacial erosion

• They've all been formed by wind erosion

• They've all been formed by sandblasting

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What would be a simple way to prevent erosion?

• Blocking the wind

• Planting trees

• Preventing rainfall

• Preventing the flow of rivers

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What is deposition?

• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  moves fragments of rock
  and soil.
• The process by which
  water, ice, wind or gravity
  deposit rock sediments
  and soil in a new place.
• The breaking down of
  Earth’s crust into smaller
  and smaller pieces.

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

As the river flows slower on the inner bank, it will __________ some of its load.

• deposit

• erode

• breakdown

• none of the above

A _____ is a mass of snow and ice that moves slowly over the land.

• moraine

• glacier

• till

• u-shaped valley

_____ is the removal of large chunks of rock picked up by the glacier.

• Plucking

• Abrasion

• Weathering

• Erosion

_____ is the material that is deposited by the melting glacier.

• kettles

• cirque

• horn

• till