CFA #6 Review: Changes in the Geosphere

Place the labels in the correct position.

a

b

c

d

Solid Rock Layer

Water

Title: River Valley

Loose Rocks

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In the river valley above, there are loose rocks on top of a solid layer.

Can water make the valley deeper?

• 
  

  • No, valleys do not get deeper.

• • No, valleys can get deeper, but water cannot make them deeper.

• • Yes, water can make the valley deeper by breaking off pieces of rock from the solid rock layer of the valley and by carrying loose rocks away from the valley.

• • Yes, water can make the valley deeper by carrying loose rocks away from the valley, but water cannot break off pieces of rock from the solid rock layer of the valley.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Over time, a statue has become rounded and less detailed.

What caused the change?

• Radiation

• Sedimentation

• Deposition

• Weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Chemical weathering occurs faster in humid and warm climates.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which number in the diagram shows deposition?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sinkholes are an examples of chemical weathering?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Find the correct match for each landform

• moves much slower and shallow

• Aquifers

• provides protection from erosion (water)

• Sinkholes

• Caused by chemical weathering

• Rivers

• Where majority of our drinking water is

• Dunes

• Deep water caused by broken rock pieces

• River Valleys

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Label the the different processes of the Rock Cycle.

a

b

c

Heat/pressure

Melting/Cooling

Weathering/
Cementation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Label the correct order of the Rock Cycle

a

b

c

Igneous

Sedimentary

Metamorphic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Granite is a light-colored igneous rock found in the mountains. When granite weather, it breaks down into larger grains of sand and much smaller particles of silt and clay. These pieces roll down the sides of the mountain and form pules. After many years, what type of rock would most likely be formed at the foot of a mountain?

• • Magma rock is formed from the intense heat released from the volcanic mountain.

• • Sedimentary rock will form as the layers sand, silt and clay are pressed together.

• • Igneous rock will form since all mountains are formed from volcanoes

• • Metamorphic rock will form due to the pressure caused by the movement of the mountain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2