Landscapes & Surface Processes

According to ESRT's, which rock is of felsic composition, low density, light in color, and coarse grained?

• rhyolite

• granite

• basalt

• gabbro

An avalanche is an example of which process?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Volcanic Eruption

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.

• makes the rocks last longer.

• expands cracks and breaks rocks.

• expands cracks and breaks rocks.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Decomposition

Over long periods of time, erosion may change the Earth’s surface by which example?

• Warm air melted the rock.

• Ocean waves washed away rock.

• Sun rays evaporated the rock.

• Plant roots pushed away the rock.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.

• stop rivers from flowing.

• are dropped in new places.

• make rich farmlands.

• move very slowly.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How would an igneous rock transform into a metamorphic rock?

• Weathering & Erosion

• Heat and pressure / metamorphism

• Solidification

• Deposition and burial

Rock subjected to direct pressures and high temperatures from mountain building deform in a process known as:

• Regional Metamorphism

• Contact Metamorphism

Name one igneous rock that is mafic, has a fine texture, and is vesicular.

Regarding Sedimentary rocks, clastic, crystalline, and bioclastic are all ways to describe the rock's _____.

• size

• texture

• color

• foliation