Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

acid normally involved in the formation of limestone caves :

• hydrochloric acid
• nitric acid
• carbonic acid
• sulfuric acid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

RUST is chemical weathering by

• water dissolving minerals
• carbonic acid in groundwater
• acid rain
• oxidation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Mounds of wind-deposited sand in deserts and on shorelines are

• sea arches
• sea stacks
• dunes
• cliffs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The extremely slow (the slowest) mass movement of material down a slope is called

• mudslides
• creep
• mudflow
• avalanche

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What part of trees, grass, or other plant holds soil in place to prevent erosion?

• flowers
• trunk or stem
• roots
• leaves

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NGSS.4-ESS2-1

The islands that have formed off the Texas Gulf are

• sand dunes

• lagoons

• barrier islands

• sea stacks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Two acids found in acid precipitation: 

• hydrochloric acid and carbonic acid
• sulfuric acid and nitric acid
• citric acid and nitric acid
• carbonic acid and sulfuric acid

Which causes chemical weathering?

• acids and oxygen
• water, wind and gravity
• abrasion
• root and ice wedging

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Smooth, shiny rocks that have tumbled along the river bottom have been rounded and polished by

• water abrasion 
• wind abrasion
• chemical weathering
• ice wedging

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Plants usually break open small cracks in rocks with their

• seeds
• roots
• branches
• pollen