Analyzing the Weathering-Erosion-Deposition System

What is weathering?

• The process of transporting weathered rock

• The process of depositing sediment in a new location

• The process by which larger rocks become smaller sediment

• The process of melting rocks

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Physical weathering is the breakdown of rock without changing its _________

• chemical composition

• color

• size

• location

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

• Frost wedging

• Abrasion

• Oxidation

• Root action

Chemical weathering involves the breakdown of rock by changing its _________.

• chemical composition

• physical size

• temperature

• location

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Physical weathering increases in cold, dry climates.

• True

• False

What happens after a rock is weathered?

• It melts

• It is eroded and transported by agents of erosion

• It forms new rocks immediately

• It disappears

Deposition is defined as ________ sediment in a new location.

• depositing

• removing

• melting

• breaking

What is the correct sequence in the weathering-erosion-deposition system?

• Erosion → Weathering → Deposition

• Weathering → Erosion → Deposition

• Deposition → Erosion → Weathering

• Weathering → Deposition → Erosion

Which change is most likely to occur in a landscape if its climate changes from arid to humid?

• A. Chemical Weathering would increase

• B. Physical Weathering would increase

• B. Plant growth would decrease

• D. Wind would erode more sediment

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which event is an example of chemical weathering?

• A. Rocks falling off a cliff

• B. Feldspar crushed within a rock

• C. Water freezing in cracks of rock

• D. Acid rain reacting with Limestone