Soil and Fossil Unit Review

This canyon has a river moving at the bottom. Moving water is an example of...

• volcanic eruption

• erosion

• deposition

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Wind and water change rocks over time by...

• Increasing the density of the rocks

• Building up rocks with small particles

• Changing the shape of the rocks

• Adding minerals to the rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water freezing in the cracks of rocks and breaking it apart is an example of...

• Biological weathering

• Erosional weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Physical weathering

Caves are formed by acids in water breaking down (dissolving) rocks underground. This is an example of...

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Erosional weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Deltas are shallow areas of sediment dropped and built up at the mouth of a river. What forms deltas?

• Volcanic eruption

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Earthquakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Waves crashing onto the side of a cliff is an example of...

• Erosion

• Earthquake

• Deposition

• Volcanic Eruption

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

You throw a rock onto another rock and it breaks. What type of weathering is this?

• Ice Wedging

• Abrasion

• Dissolving

• Oxidation

Rust is a reddish brown color on rocks that is caused by oxygen reacting with metals. This is an example of what type of chemical weathering?

• Oxidation

• Ice Wedging

• Abrasion

• Dissolving

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Mountains get sediment removed from them which causes them to get smaller. What is the moving of sediment called?

• Erosion

• Oxidation

• Deposition

• Ice Wedging

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The O Horizon (Organic/Humus Layer) is composed (made) of...

• Solid bedrock

• Decaying organic material

• Tightly packed clay and minerals

• Soil, humus, and plant roots