Science Test

Weathering means _____

• carrying of rocks away

• breaking down of rocks to smaller bits

• settling down of Earth's materials

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Chemical weathering means _____

• breaking down of rocks by changing the rock material

• breaking down of rocks using a hammer

• breaking down of rocks because they fall

Which is an example of chemical weathering?

• Ice breaking a rock as it melts

• Acid rain falling on limestone to make it easily break down

• Wind breaking down the rock

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of weathering does this image display?

• physical
• chemical

_________is the movement of sediment from one place to another.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Movin on up!

A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• Warm air melted the rock.
• Sun rays evaporated the rock.
• Ocean waves washed away rock.
• Plant roots pushed away the rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This is an example of _____. Note that the rocks are rounded.

• Weathering from animals

• Weathering from plants

• Exfoliation

• Abrasion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is sediment?

• the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
• bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
• the top layer of the soil
• decaying plant or animal material 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What happens when weathering and erosion work together?

• New Mountains are created
• The climate changes overnight
• Metal objects become rusty
• They change the Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2