Topic 6 Test Study Guide

Which of the following is NOT an example of physical weathering

• Ice wedging

• Oxidation

• Plant roots splitting a stone

• Pressure changes crushing rock

Which of the following is NOT an example of Chemical Weathering?

• Oxidation

• Water Dissolving rocks

• Acid Rain

• Ice wedging

Breaking a rock into many pieces would (increase or decrease) the rate at which it dissolves in water?

• increase

• Decrease

Which is the principle that states that geologic processes that operate today also operated in the past?

• Principle of colonialism

• Principle of Uniformitarianism

• Principle of conformity

• Principle of superposition

What is the method of weathering called that involves friction of 2 objects bumping into or rubbing against each other?

• Abrasion

• Ablation

• Conflagation

• Erasion

What structures are formed by wind deposition

• Sand dune

• Sea stack

• Sea arch

• Loess Deposit

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What process moves the rock pieces from 1 place to another

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which process Breaks down rocks into smaller bits?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following means to drop the carried sediment in a single place?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

How are canyons formed?

• Wind Erosion

• Water Erosion

• Gravity Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4