WorksheetsQuiz #7 Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What percentage of your grade is daily participation in class worth?
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What is weathering?
Snow, like the storm yesterday
The process of wearing away rocks
The process of moving rocks
The process of changing a rock through heat and pressure
What is erosion?
The process of moving a rock to a new place
The process of breaking down a rock
The changing of a rock through heat and pressure
The process of wind and water colliding
Frost wedging, a process where water repeatedly freezes and thaws which eventually cracks the rock, is an example of:
chemical weathering
biologic weathering
mechanical weathering
erosion
This statue has a melted appearance as a result of __________ from acid rain.
mechanical weathering
biologic weathering
erosion
chemical weathering
A landslide is a result of soils being saturated with water, so that massive chunks of land fall down a hill. This is an example of the process of
erosion
mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
biological weathering
As rocks get broken down and become smaller, they increase in surface area. This means that there is ____ exposed space to be weathered.
more
less
the same amount
You're in a part of New York that seems very flat, with few hills or bumps in the horizon. The bedrock around you is in flat horizontal layers. You're close to sea-level too. Which landscape region of NY are you most likely in?
Tug Hill Plateau
Adirondack Mountains
New England Province
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Which of these locations is most likely to have a 'peaked' appearance, with high elevations and folded bedrock layers?
Taconic Mountains
Adirondack Mountains
Erie-Ontario Lowlands
Allegheny Plateau
We have off all next week due to the holiday break
True
False
