Exit Check 4.1 - Destructive Processes

Match the following to the correct type of weathering:

Groups:

(a) Mechanical Weathering

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(b) Chemical Weathering

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Answer explanation

This question links to success criteria 4.1.1: I can differentiate between mechanical and chemical weathering and explain how they produce sediment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.1.1

Match the following

• Chemical Weathering is

• Breaking of rocks through use of chemistry

• ____ can cause Chemical Weathering

• Wind, Water, Ice, Gravity

• _____ can cause Mechanical Weathering

• Breaking of rocks through use of forces

• Mechanical Weathering is

• Water, Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen

Answer explanation

This question links to success criteria 4.1.1: I can differentiate between mechanical and chemical weathering and explain how they produce sediment.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

4.1.1 Both mechanical and ​ (a)   weathering cause larger rocks to break down into ​ (b)   . Once the rocks have been broken they can be carried away by ​ (c)   .

• chemical
• sediment
• erosion
• soil
• Glacial
• Deposition
• Abrasion

Answer explanation

This question links to success criteria 4.1.1: I can differentiate between mechanical and chemical weathering and explain how they produce sediment.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

4.1.3

Striations, or scratches and grooves in rocks caused by abrasion, are typically formed by weathering caused by

• Glaciers

• Wind

• River beds

• Rock Slides

Answer explanation

This question links to success criteria 4.1.3: I can describe the visible effects of both long-term erosion and deposition.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.1.3

Which of the following is the primary agent of erosion that forms underground cave systems?

• Ground Water

• River Meanders

• Freezing and Thawing

• Ocean Currents

Answer explanation

This question links to success criteria 4.1.3: I can describe the visible effects of both long-term erosion and deposition.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.1.3

As a river experiences erosion on one side and depostion on the other, this results in the formation of a​ (a)   . As it bends more and more, the curves can be​ (b)   and form an ​ (c)   when the two curves connect.

• cut off
• coastal
• Glacial U-Valley
• washed out
• meander
• oxbow lake

Answer explanation

This question links to success criteria 4.1.3: I can describe the visible effects of both long-term erosion and deposition.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.1.2

The diagram below shows a section of a meander in a stream. The arrow shows the direction of stream flow. The stream bank on the outside of this meander is steeper than than the stream bank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of the meander is moving

• Slower, causing deposition

• Faster, causing deposition

• Slower, causing erosion

• Faster, causing erosion

Answer explanation

This question links to success criteria 4.1.2: I can identify different types of erosion and deposition and where they are likely to occur.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.1.2

Match the following terms and definitions

• Deposition

• The breaking down of rock to make new sediment

• Weathering

• When new sediment gets left behind in a new place.

• Erosion

• The movement or transportation of new sediment

• Sediment

• Bits of broken down rocks

Answer explanation

This question links to success criteria 4.1.2: I can identify different types of erosion and deposition and where they are likely to occur.

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4.1.2

Match the following visuals with the type of erosion that caused them.

• Coastal Erosion

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• Stream Erosion

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• Glacial Erosion

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• Ground Water Erosion

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• Wind Erosion

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Answer explanation

This question links to success criteria 4.1.2: I can identify different types of erosion and deposition and where they are likely to occur.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

4.1.2

Match the following visuals with the type of deposition that they represent

• Glacial Erratic

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• Floodplains

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• mudslide

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• sediment gathers on slow side of meander

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Answer explanation

This question links to success criteria 4.1.2: I can identify different types of erosion and deposition and where they are likely to occur.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2