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What is most likely to make a rock break into pieces?
a) animals digging next to a rock
b) leaves decaying on a rock
c) water freezing in a crack in a rock
d) snow melting in a crack in a rock

A student had a piece of Limestone. He put it in a weak acid (vinegar). After letting it sit overnight, he poured the liquid into an evaporation dish. What do you think he saw after all the liquid evaporated?
a) a cloudy film
b) a green powdering substance
c) nothing, it all evaporated
d) white crystals

How are physical and chemical weathering different?
a) chemical weathering produces new materials, physical weathering doesn't
b) physical weathering creates smaller pieces of rock, chemical weathering doesn't
c) you need water for physical weathering, but not for chemical weathering
d) chemical weathering is faster than physical weathering

What evidence helps you know a rock has been shaped by the process of abrasion over a long period of time?
a) rough, jagged surface
b) smooth, round surface
c) water is present
d) it is a sedimentary rock

How are physical and chemical weathering similar?
a) they both change rocks into new materials
b) they both dissolve rocks
c) they both break rocks into smaller pieces
d) they both require exposure to air

Many materials should be considered part of soil including humus. Which 2 would NOT be considered part of soil?
a) water and air
b) worms and boulders
c) pebbles and sand
d) clay and gravel

What resource is NONRENEWABLE?
a) air
b) water
c) animals
d) Natural Gas

Which resource is RENEWABLE?
a) minerals
b) coal
c) plants
d) natural gas

Most landforms take a long time to change. Which answer describes how a landform can change rapidly?
a) Erosion
b) Depostion
c) Earthquakes
d) Freezing water

Sand carried by wind settles and creates dunes in a valley, this is caused by _____________.
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) sediment

A crack in a rock fills with water and freezes causing _______________.
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) sediment

Calcite in limestone reacts with acid rain which causes ___________.
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) sediment

Abrasion causes rocks to break into smaller pieces because of _____________________.
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) sediment

Pieces of rock move down a mountain because of the melting snow, this causes ____________.
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) depostion
d) sediment

When water fills cracks in rocks and freezes it causes rocks to break apart because water ____________________ when it freezes.
a) dissolves
b) goes away
c) expands
d) contracts

Physical and Chemical Weathering are both processes that ______________.
a) dissolve rocks and form caves
b) break earth material into small pieces
c) change earth materials into small pieces
d) use water to move rocks to new locations

Which is NOT a property that describes how soil might be different.
a) kind of earth material
b) ability to retain water
c) size of earth material
d) who looks at it

A river pours into the ocean. Earth materials are deposited over a wide area. Which landform is likely to form?
a) alluvial fan
b) valley
c) delta
d) mountain

Which factor causes particles of earth material to settle sooner when they are traveling down a river?
a) a steep slope
b) large particle size
c) water that moves quickly
d) a large amount of flowing water

Which sentence does NOT describe erosion?
a) pieces of rock carried by water settle in a new location
b) pieces of rock are blown away by the wind
c) water carries pieces of rock away from a canyon
d) the rock produces new materials

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