Geology 3 Review

Many geologists spend time outside observing rock formations over a long period of time. What question do you think they are trying to answer?

• What is the age of the rocks in the formation?

• What type of rocks are found in the rock formation?

• What processes are weathering the rock formation?

• What minerals are the hardest in the rock formation?

A barrier island forms off the coast of Florida. What process caused the island to form?

• weathering of rocks

• erosion of a nearby sandbar

• deposition of sand overtime

• hurricanes

The process by which physical forces reduce the size of rock particles without changing the chemical nature of the rock.

• physical weathering

• chemical weathering

• oxidation

• deposition of materials

the physical or chemical breakdown of rock

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• soiil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What does the image show?

• a delta that is forming from river sediment

• a delta that is formed from ocean sediment

• an island forming from lava flow

• an island formed from plate movement

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Weathering _____ , erosion ____

• break down material/ carries material away

• carries material away/ break down material

• break down material/ also break down materal

• carry material from place to place/ also carry material from place to place

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Why do large boulders (rocks) change over time?

• the sun evaporates the water out of them causing them to shrink

• wind and water weather the boulder

• the weight of the boulder compress the rock particles

• the rock particles become cemented in thinner layers

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If wind speed _____ soil erosion will also.

• increase

• decrease

• has no affect

animals burrowing in the ground

• physical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• biological weathering

• chemical weathering

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Which is NOT an example of chemical weathering?

• dissolution

• hydrolysis

• oxidation

• exfoliation