Midterm Review Unit 4 Surface Processes

Which type of weathering is most common where the average yearly temperature is 5°C and the average yearly precipitation is 45 cm?

• moderate chemical weathering

• very slight weathering

• moderate chemical weathering with frost action

• slight frost action

Which cross section best shows the pattern of sediments deposited by the stream as it enters the ocean near point Z?

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What is the approximate minimum stream velocity needed to keep a 6.4-cm-diameter particle in motion?

• 10 cm/s

• 50 cm/s

• 100 cm/s

• 200 cm/s

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At which two locations is the rate of erosion greater than the rate of deposition?

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

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Which statement best describes the physical weathering shown by the diagram?

• Enlargement of the cracks occurs because water expands when it freezes.

• This type of weathering occurs only in bedrock composed of granite.

• The cracks become wider because of chemical reactions between water and the rock.

• This type of weathering is common in regions of primarily warm and humid climates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which letter identifies the zone having the most organic and weathered material?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The streambank on the outside of this meander is steeper than the streambank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of this meander is moving

• slower, causing deposition

• faster, causing deposition

• slower, causing erosion

• faster, causing erosion

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In the spring, when snow cover on the land melts, the water will most likely infiltrate Earth's surface where that land surface is

• still frozen with a steep slope

• still frozen with a gentle slope

• no longer frozen with a gentle slope

• no longer frozen with a steep slope

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During a rainstorm, when soil becomes saturated, the amount of infiltration

• decreases and runoff decreases

• decreases and runoff increases

• increases and runoff decreases

• increases and runoff increases

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The diagram represents three identical beakers, A, B, and C, each containing an equal volume of uniform-sized spherical beads. Water is poured into each beaker until all of the pore spaces are filled.

Which table best indicates the percentage of pore space compared to the total volume of each beaker?

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