Weathering and Erosion Quiz

The four limestone samples illustrated below have the same composition, mass, and volume. Under the same climatic conditions, which sample will weather fastest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Chemical weathering of rocks occurs most rapidly in a climate that is

• cold and arid

• cold and humid

• hot and arid

• hot and humid

Solid bedrock is changed to soil primarily by the process of

• weathering

• erosion

• transpiration

• infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Four samples of aluminum, A, B, C, and D, have identical volumes and densities, but different shapes. Each piece is dropped into a long tube filled with water. The time each sample takes to settle to the bottom of the tube is shown in the table below. Which diagram most likely represents the shape of sample A?

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A large, scratched boulder is found in a mixture of unsorted, smaller sediments forming a hill in central New York State. Which agent of erosion most likely transported and then deposited this boulder?

• running water

• ocean waves

• wind

• a glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which agent of erosion most likely moves sediments in a sand dune?

• running water

• wind

• wave action

• glaciers

Which two factors will increase the rate of a stream's flow?

• increased precipitation and decreased slope

• increased precipitation and increased slope

• decreased precipitation and decreased slope

• decreased precipitation and increased slope

The map below shows a stream. Letters A, B, C, and D represent locations on the stream surface. Arrows represent the direction of stream flow. Which two locations have the greatest stream velocities?

• A and B

• B and C

• D and A

• C and D

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The block diagram below represents a section of a meandering stream. The arrows show the direction of stream flow. 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 more erosion

• slower, causing more deposition

• faster, causing more deposition

• faster, causing more erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the largest particle size that a stream can transport at a velocity of 5 centimeters per second?

• pebble

• silt

• cobble

• sand