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Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
a) water freezing and thawing
b) tumbling rocks in a river
c) acid rain
d) plant roots growing in rock

Which of the following best models the process of weathering?
a) Sediment moves in a stream table from flowing water.
b) A piece of wood floats from one side of a beach to the other
c) Rubbing a piece of chalk over sand paper
d) A liquid is spilled on a table and then falls to the floor.

What is weathering?
a) Breakdown of rock into smaller pieces
b) Movement of rock from one place to another
c) The dropping off of rock in a new location
d) Small pieces of rock

What are the two types of weathering?
a) mechanical and physical
b) physical and erosion
c) chemical and mechanical
d) deposition and chemical

Which of the following do NOT cause erosion?
a) Wind
b) Ice
c) Sunlight
d) Water

Alluvial Fans are the deposition of...
a) wind erosion
b) glacial erosion
c) water erosion
d) erosion caused by gravity

Deltas are the deposition of...
a) water erosion
b) wind erosion
c) glacial erosion
d) erosion caused by gravity

Sand dunes are the result of...
a) water erosion
b) erosion caused by gravity
c) glacial erosion
d) wind erosion

What forms a V-shaped valley?
a) wind erosion
b) water erosion
c) glacial erosion
d) erosion caused by gravity

What creates a U-shaped valley?
a) erosion caused by gravity
b) wind erosion
c) glacial erosion
d) water erosion

What are the names of the lines left over after a glacier moves through an area?
a) mass movement
b) striations
c) slide lines
d) creep

Ice wedging and plants roots are examples of...
a) physical weathering
b) chemical weathering
c) wind erosion
d) glacial erosion

Oxidation occurs during...
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) mechanical weathering
d) chemical weathering

How does a tornado affect an environment?
a) Uproots trees
b) Causes floods
c) Contaminates water supply
d) Increases biodiversity

A secondary consumer is added to an ecosystem, how does that impact the biodiversity of an area?
a) It decreases the biodiversity.
b) It increases the biodiversity.
c) Biodiversity remains the same.
d) It increases biodiversity but decreases sustainability. n

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