Assessment for middle school (7th Grade) on weathering, erosion, and deposition.
You can use your notes to answer the questions below.
Question 1
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A marble statue is placed in a city park. After several years, the residents notice that the statue has developed small holes. This could be due to ...
Question 2
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Imagine you are a nature explorer and you notice bees burrowing through sandstone rock to create their nests. This phenomenon is an example of...
Question 3
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During a geography class, students were asked to identify a mass of ice that covers a large area and moves slowly. What is it called?
Question 4
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Weathering and erosion. Explain how weathering and erosion are different.
Question 5
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Question 6
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During a harsh winter, a mountain climber in Yosemite National Park noticed that the rocks on the mountain were breaking apart due to the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This phenomenon is an example of:
Question 7
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What is weathering?
Question 8
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The movement of sediment from one place to another is the process of...
Question 9
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Question 10
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The dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice or gravity is known as...
Question 11
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What are sediments?
Question 12
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On March 22, 2017, in Paso Robles, a large garage-sized boulder broke free from a hillside and fell to the base of the hill, crushing two vehicles and crashing into a house. This is an example of?
Question 13
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You have to take a detour in your walk along the river because there is a thick, sticky layer of mud and debris covering part of the field near the river. How did the mud and debris get there?
Question 14
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The driveway is long and winding because it bends around a huge old oak tree. The pavement near the tree bulges upward and has many more cracks than the other sections of the driveway. What process is happening to the driveway?
Question 15
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Imagine you are a geologist studying the Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. You are trying to determine which type of erosion primarily shaped this valley. What would be your conclusion?
Question 16
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Imagine you are a hydrologist studying the river in Kings Canyon National Park. You notice that a valley has been formed due to a certain type of erosion. What type of erosion could this be?
Question 17
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While observing a river flowing into an ocean, you notice a landform being formed at the mouth of the river. This landform is an example of
Question 18
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Categorize a slow, gradual change to a landscape versus a rapid change to a landscape.
Tsunami
Earthquake
Question 19
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Imagine you are an astronaut exploring Mars and you notice the surface has a rust (orangish-red) color to it. This is an example of what type of chemical weathering?
Question 20
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What is the force that causes the movement of rocks and soil from a high elevation to a lower elevation?
Sort ALL of the cards into weathering, erosion and deposition.
Exfoliation
Rain washing soil away from the P.E. field
Water freezing in the cracks in rock and splitting them open.
Strong winds blowing sand across a beach.
Muddy deltas forming at the mouths of rivers.
Layers of sediment at the bottom of a lake.
A hurricance washing sand off of a beach.
A mudslide flowing down a hill.
Rapid temperature changes making a rock crack apart.
Lichen dissolving holes in rock.
Acid Rain dissolving away rock statues
A river poilishing rocks smooth without removing them.
Tree roots growing around rocks and breaking them.
Glacier moving rocks down mountainside.
The iron in a rock oxidizing
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
What are the FOUR main causes of weathering? (PICK ALL 4 that apply)