Science MCA Review

What is weathering?

• The process by which

  water, ice, wind or gravity

  moves fragments of rock

  and soil.

• The process by which

  water, ice, wind or gravity

  deposit rock sediments

  and soil in a new place.

• The breaking down of

  Earth’s crust into smaller

  and smaller pieces.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is erosion?

• The process by which

  water, ice, wind or gravity

  moves broken down pieces of rock.

• The process by which

  water, ice, wind or gravity

  deposit rock sediments

  and soil in a new place.

• The breaking down of

  Earth’s crust into smaller

  and smaller pieces.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is deposition?

• The process by which

  water, ice, wind or gravity

  moves fragments of rock.

• The process by which

  water, ice, wind or gravity

  deposit rock sediments in a new place.

• The breaking down of

  Earth’s crust into smaller

  and smaller pieces.

Which of the following is NOT a type of mechanical weathering?

• burrowing animals

• ice wedging

• plant roots

• acid rain

A marble statue is left exposed to the weather. Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away. This weathering probably is caused by...

• oxygen in the air

• carbonic acid in rainwater

• animals burrowing

• abrasion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The diagrams shows a natural process that weathers rock. Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?

• frozen water acts as a solute

• water expands when it freezes

• the mass of water increases when it freezes

• frozen water dissolves most types of rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering?

• Hot and Wet

• Cold and Dry

• Hot and Cold

• Cold and Wet

What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth's surface?

• Volcanoes

• Sun

• Lightening

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

(7.MS-ESS2-4) What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid ice?

• the shape or size of the cup

• where it has been stored

• if it is being used for irrigation

• what its temperature is

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

• cold, rainy

• cold, sunny

• warm, rainy

• warm, sunny

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6