Mr. B's Unit 3 Review

Water has the power to split rocks because when it freezes, it

• evaporates

• contracts

• expands

• oxidizes

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Chemical weathering is most likely to take place in environments that are

• wet

• dry

• cold

The rate of chemical weathering is increased by acids. The most common natural acid on the Earth's surface is

• sulfuric

• hydrochloric

• carbonic

• nitric

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

As a rock breaks into smaller pieces, the surface area to volume ratio

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity

• weathering

• oxidation

• rusting

• erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Grinding away of rock particles by wind or water is called

• sand blasting

• erosion

• abrasion

• bumps and bruises

chemical weathering changes the minerals that make up the rock

• True

• False

Which of these is NOT an example of mechanical weathering?

• freeze-thaw

• acid rain

• wind blowing sand

Which landscape feature can be caused by chemical weathering

• canyons

• valleys

• caves

• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In the water cycle, what happens to water after it evaporates from the ocean?

• it rains onto the land

• it is absorbed by plants

• it seeps into the ground as ground water

• it condenses into clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4