Unit 9/10 Quiz Review

Match the term with the correct definition

• Breaking rock down into sediments

• Deposition

• Settling of Sediments

• Weathering

• Carrying Sediments to new locations

• Erosion

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Identify the type of Weathering that would occur at high elevations (mountain tops)

• Abrasion of rock by the wind

• Oxidation by oxygen

• Rain water dissolving minerals

• Freeze and Thaw Cycles of water

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Physical Weathering

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(b) Chemical Weathering

• Acid Rain Dissolving Minerals

• Breaks rocks by changing their composition

• Plant Wedging

• Frost Action

• Breaks rocks into smaller sediments

• Abrasion

• Oxidation

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Which Climate would cause more Chemical Weathering

• Dry

• Humid

• Warm

• Cold

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Which conditions create more chemical weathering

• Increased air temp

• Decreased air temp

• Increased precipitation

• Decreased precipitation

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Which rock layer is most resistant to weathering?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which rock layer is least resistant to weathering?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which particle would weather the fastest?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which profile best represents the cross section xy?

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The water on the outside (x) of this meander is moving

• Fast

• Slow

• Causing Erosion

• Causing Deposition

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