Unit 5 Vocab Quiz

What is chemical weathering?

• The breakdown of rocks through physical forces.

• The breakdown of rocks through chemical reactions, often involving water.

• The movement of rocks and soil due to gravity.

• The process of wearing away earth materials by wind.

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Which of the following best describes physical weathering?

• The introduction of harmful substances into the environment.

• The breaking down of rocks by physical forces without changing their chemical composition.

• The process of water collecting on the Earth's surface.

• The movement of water underground.

What is an aquifer?

• A process of wearing away earth materials by wind, water, or ice.

• An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water and allows it to flow.

• The downslope movement of rock and soil due to gravity.

• Water that collects on the Earth's surface.

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Which process involves the wearing away and moving of earth materials by wind, water, or ice?

• Mass wasting

• Erosion

• Pollution

• Chemical weathering

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What is mass wasting?

• The introduction of harmful substances into the environment.

• The downslope movement of rock and soil due to gravity.

• The breakdown of rocks through chemical reactions.

• Water stored underground in soil and rock spaces.

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Which of the following is an example of pollution?

• The movement of water underground.

• The introduction of harmful substances or contaminants into the environment.

• The process of wearing away earth materials by wind.

• The breaking down of rocks by physical forces.

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What is surface water?

• Water stored underground in soil and rock spaces.

• Water that collects on the Earth's surface, like rivers, lakes, and oceans.

• An underground layer of rock that holds water.

• The process of wearing away earth materials by ice.

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What is groundwater?

• Water that collects on the Earth's surface.

• Water stored underground in soil and rock spaces.

• The breakdown of rocks through chemical reactions.

• The downslope movement of rock and soil due to gravity.

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