Weathering Erosion and Soil

What is the process called where rocks break down without changing their chemical composition?

• Chemical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

What is a loose mixture of small rock fragments, organic matter, water, and air that can support the growth of vegetation?

• Soil

• Humus

• Delta

• Glacier

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which type of weathering results in a change in the chemical composition of the rock?

• Physical Weathering

• Abrasion

• Chemical Weathering

• Oxidation

What term describes the breaking down and wearing away of rock by mechanical action?

• Oxidation

• Abrasion

• Erosion

• Deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the process by which sediments and other materials are moved from one place to another?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Oxidation

What is the term for the amount of surface of a material that is exposed to weathering?

• Surface Area

• Soil Horizon

• Delta

• Glacier

What is the process by which eroded material is dropped?

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Oxidation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Each layer of soil within a soil profile.

(all lower case letters)

What is decayed organic matter from the remains of plants and animals called?

• Soil

• Humus

• Acid

• Glacier

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A vertical section of soil that shows all the different layers of soil (all lower-case letters)