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WED Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the examples below is physical weathering?

a)

lichens growing on rock

b)

acid rain wearing away limestone

c)

oxidation (rusting) of a flag pole

d)

frost wedging splitting a rock apart

2.

Which of these terms describes the process of acid rain wearing out limestone?

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

erosion

3.

Which of these examples is deposition?

a)

wind blowing sand

b)

sand that was dropped on the beach by waves

c)

pebbles falling downhill due to gravity

d)

a tree root breaking a rock

4.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

a)

physical weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

chemical weathering

5.
Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because eroded materials _____.
a)
stop the river's flow
b)
make rich farmlands
c)
are dropped in new places
d)
move very slowly
6.
What has the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?
a)
waves
b)
gravity
c)
glaciers
d)
wind
7.

Freeze-thaw cycles results in a process known as ice wedging because water ________ as it freezes.

a)

shrinks

b)

expands

c)

remains a constant volume

8.

In the process of abrasion....

a)

...water dissolves rock, forming a solution.

b)

...living organisms produce weak acids that dissolve rock.

c)

...oxygen reacts with elements in rock to form rust.

d)

...rock particles grind against other rock particles, wearing them down.

9.

Which Texas ecoregion would most likely have the most evidence of erosion by water?

a)

Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

b)

Plains

c)

Prairies

d)

Plateau & Desert/Montane

10.

Deposition can have which of the following effects in Texas?

a)

Rounding or sharpening of rocks

b)

Forming of sand dunes at the coast

c)

Breaking down of rocks such as at Enchanted Rock

d)

All the above

11.

In the Plains, droughts reduce the amount of plants causing erosion from _____ to be worse.

a)

wind

b)

rain

c)

ice

d)

gravity

12.

The Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes are often exposed to tropical storms originating in the Gulf of Mexico. Which of the following are effects on the coastline?

a)

reshaped by high winds and waves

b)

eroded and covered by water

c)

shoreline moves landward

d)

All the above

13.

All human development _____ the rate of erosion on the land.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

14.
The Brazos River is the longest river in Texas, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. What type of land formation would you expect to find where the river deposits sediments as it
reaches the Gulf?
a)
A cave
b)
A mountain
c)
A delta
d)
A valley
15.

The 'inputs' of a chemical reaction. Located on the left side of a chemical equation.

a)

water

b)

energy

c)

resources

d)

reactants

16.

The 'outputs' of a chemical reaction. Located on the right side of a chemical equation.

a)

products

b)

produce

c)

consumers

d)

detritis

17.

3 main ingredients for photosynthesis (a.k.a. reactants)

a)

sunlight

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water

d)

oxygen

18.

The products of photosynthesis are...

a)

glucose and oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide and water

19.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
20.

If all of the squirrels were removed from the food web above, which organism's population would decrease first?

a)

Mountain Lions

b)

Antelopes

c)

Hawks

d)

Coyotes