Surface Processes

Which particles will be transported by a stream moving at a velocity of 5 cm/s?

• pebbles, sand, silt, and clay, only

• sand, silt, and clay, only

• silt and clay, only

• clay, only

The table shows the rate of erosion and the rate of deposition at four stream locations. A state of dynamic equilibrium exists at location

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which type of weathering was primarily responsible for the development of these caves?

• physical weathering of sandstone

• physical weathering of limestone

• chemical weathering of sandstone

• chemical weathering of limestone

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

• cobble

• pebble

• sand

• silt

What is the approximate minimum stream velocity required to transport the smallest particles of sand?

• 1.0 cm/s

• 0.7 cm/s

• 0.3 cm/s

• 0.1 cm/s

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What was the direction of the advancing ice movement that created these drumlins, and what is the most likely arrangement of sediments in the drumlins?

• north to south ice movement, and unsorted sediments

• north to south ice movement, and sorted sediments

• south to north ice movement, and unsorted sediments

• south to north ice movement, and sorted sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The in situ alteration / breakdown of rocks by exposure to the atmosphere, water and organic matter.

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Transport

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Caused by the expansion of freezing water in fractures which forces rocks apart.

• Exfoliation

• Carbonation

• Hydration

• Frost-shattering (freeze-thaw)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The wearing away of the Earth’s surface by the action of wind, water or ice dragging sediment over or hurling it at a surface.

• Abrasion

• Attrition

• Weathering

• Deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The transport of material in water or air, without it touching the Earth’s surface.

• Traction

• Saltation

• Suspension

• Solution

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6