Weather and Erosion TEST 4

_____________is an area of permeable rock that holds a significant amount of water. (Permeable=water can flow through it).

• Aquifer

• Erosion

• Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

__________is the process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces; can be mechanical or chemical.

• Groundwater

• Weathering

• Runoff

• Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

___________succession begins in an area that does not have soil; usually it is covered in bare rock.

• Runoff

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Primary

____________is water that is stored in cracks and pores beneath the ground.

• Climax Community

• Erosion

• Groundwater

• Secondary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

________________is the process in which weathered rock pieces are carried away

• Erosion

• Runoff

• Weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

_______________succession occurs when existing communities are NOT completely destroyed and soil remains.

• Secondary

• Primary

• Aquifer

• Erosion

____________is water that flows over Earth’s surface.

• Erosion

• Runoff

• Gunner

• Camo

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which sediment is laid down in a new location is called

• Secondary

• Deposition

• Composition

• Essay

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

___________is the first species to colonize a barren area; ex) Lichen or moss

• Climax Community

• Pioneer SPecies

• Runoff

• Groundwater

is an ecosystem that has reached its full potential; the final stage of Ecological Succession.

• Remi

• Climax Community

• Aquifer

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4