Earth Science Post

This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• erosion weathering

• deposition

These gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:

• ice wedging

• abrasion

• acid rain

• mechanical weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Valleys created by downcutting streams are ___- shaped

• W

• U

• V

• Y

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deposition is likely to occur in a river

• on the outside bank, when the water speeds up

• on the outside bank where the water slows down

• along the inside bank where the water speeds up

• along the inside bank where the water slows down

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Erosion is most likely greatest at locations

• A and B

• B and C

• C and D

• D and A

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is

• salt water

• rainwater

• groundwater

• water vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In the water cycle, water moves between land, living things, bodies of water on Earth's surface, and the _____________________.

• School

• Animals

• Ocean

• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which a gas changes to a liquid is 

• evaporation

• condensation

• solution

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The place on the Earth's surface, above the origin of the earthquake.

• Epicenter

• Focus

• Surface

• Crust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What type of fault is this?

• Normal

• Reverse

• Strike-slip