Surface Processes

What type of weathering is being demonstrated in the image above?

• Oxidation

• Biological

• Dissolution

• Abrasion

Which kind of sediment would probably be deposited farthest out in the lake?

• silt

• sand

• clay

• pebbles

Four quartz samples of equal size and shape were placed in a stream. Which of the four quartz samples below has most likely been transported farthest in the stream?

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A stream with a water velocity of 150 centimeters per second decreases to a velocity of 100 centimeters per second. Which sediment size will most likely be deposited?

• 1. pebbles

• 1. sand

• 1. boulders

• 1. cobbles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A stream is transporting the particles W, X, Y, and Z, shown below.

Which particle will most likely settle to the bottom first as the velocity of this stream decreases?

• 1. W

• 1. X

• 1. Y

• 1. Z  

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which event is an example of chemical weathering?

The formation of soil is primarily the result of

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The photograph below shows a valley glacier altering the landscape.

• U-shaped valley with scratched and grooved bedrock

• U-shaped valley with well-sorted, rounded sediment

• V-shaped valley with scratched and grooved bedrock

• V-shaped valley with well-sorted, rounded sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The geologic cross section below represents surface landscape features that developed in an arid climate.

A change in climate to one that is more humid would cause the...

• 1. shape of the hills to become more rounded

• 1. elevation of the area to become higher

• 1. porosity of the bedrock to increase

• 1. rate of chemical weathering to decrease

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The map below shows a portion of the North Carolina coastline, including some of the Outer Banks. The Outer Banks is a string of narrow barrier islands consisting of well-sorted sand along the Atlantic Ocean coast.

Which agent of erosion is primarily responsible for the formation of these barrier islands?

• 1. wave action

• 1. landslides

• 1. streams

• 1. glacial ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2