Weathering and Erosion Test Reveiw

What causes ocean currents?

• Gravitational Pull

• Thermal Expansion

• Solar Energy

• Atmospheric Winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What word describes water moving through the ground?

• Transpiration

• Percolation

• Infiltration

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What conditions would produce more runoff?

• Steep slope, heavy rain, frozen ground

• Flat terrain, light rain, thawed ground

• Steep slope, no rain, frozen ground

• Flat terrain, heavy rain, thawed ground

What is the process called when water vapor moves out of leaves?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does impermeable mean?

• Unable to move through

• Capable of filtering water

• Highly porous

• Easily dissolved

What will cause the water table to rise?

• Decrease in transpiration

• Increase in evaporation

• Decrease in precipitation

• Increase in precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What characteristics will be found in a rock that has high porosity?

• Rounded particles, tightly packed, well sorted

• Angular particles, tightly packed, poorly sorted

• Angular particles, loosely packed, poorly sorted

• Rounded particles, loosely packed, well sorted

What type of climate causes chemical weathering to increase?

• Cold and Humid

• Cold and Dry

• Warm and Humid

• Warm and Dry

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of physical weathering happens in climates that alternate below and above freezing?

• Biological Weathering

• Thermal Expansion

• Salt Crystallization

• Frost Action / Ice Wedging

What is an example of chemical weathering?

• Thermal expansion

• Root wedging

• Ice wedging

• Dissolving rock by carbonic acid