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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which statement BEST describes runoff?
Water vapor cools off and changes into water droplets
Water in the form of rain, snow, sleet of hail fall from the clouds
Precipitation that falls to earth ultimately flows over land into lakes, streams and rivers
Water from the oceans and the surface of the earth changes into water vapor.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which factor causes a mud slide?
The amount of rain in the area
The amount of carbon dioxide in an area
The amount to pollution in an area
The amount of wind in an area
- 3. Multiple Choice
During primary ecological succession, the initial formation of soil helps establish ____.
Grasses
Mushrooms
Shrubs
Trees
- 4. Multiple Choice
What has caused the formation of most of the valley’s that exist on earth today?
Rivers and glaciers
Wind and rain
Lakes and rivers
Canyons and plateaus
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an example of mechanical weathering?
Soil being carried downstream by fast moving water
Cave formation over time
Rocks being broken apart by freezing water
Sand being moved by strong winds.
- 6. Multiple Choice
How is water able to break rocks in mechanical weathering?
By freezing and expanding
By melting and contracting
By condensing and expanding
By evaporation and contracting
- 7. Multiple Choice
How are plants able to break rocks into smaller pieces during mechanical weathering?
Plants leaves insulate surrounding rocks from extreme temperatures
Plant roots grow into cracks in rocks
Seeds from plants fall onto rocks and release acidic compounds
Stems of plants surround and squeeze rocks
- 8. Multiple Choice
Moving water was the most important factor in forming with of the following structures?
The Grand Canyon
San Andreas Fault
The Rocky Mountains
Mount St. Helens Volcano
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following most promotes chemical weathering in limestone?
Freezing water
Blowing wind
Running water
Growing roots
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which type of succession starts without soil?
Secondary succession
Primary succession
Ecological succession
Natural succession
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following natural disasters would cause conditions for primary succession to occur?
Tornado
Hurricane
Volcanic Eruption
Mud slide
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which type of weathering would cause the statue of liberty to turn green?
Chemical weathering
Mechanical weathering
Earthly weathering
Kinetic weathering
- 13. Multiple Choice
In 2003 a natural rock outcropping in New Hampshire called the old man of the mountain collapsed. Which of the following most likely loosened the rock and caused it fall?
Heat turning sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock
Water freezing and thawing inside cracks in the rock
Volcanic activity producing pressure at the rock’s base
Oxygen reacting with iron on the surface of the rock
- 14. Multiple Choice
West Texas often experiences wild fires in the summer. What type of succession must begin after the fire damage has occurred?
Primary succession
Secondary succession
Ecological succession
Quaternary succession
- 15. Multiple Choice
After a wild fire, which type of plants are most likely going to return first?
Grasses
Shrubs
Oak trees
Maple trees
- 16. Multiple Choice
The rock formation called the light house is located in Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas pan handle near Amarillo. Which statement below explains what happened over time to form this rock formation?
The lighthouse formed over time because the rock that makes up the structure is harder than the surrounding rock that eroded
The lighthouse formed over time because of the action of an ancient volcano
The lighthouse formed over time because repeated flash floods washed looser rocks away
The lighthouse formed over time because the root systems of desert plants protected the rock layers from erosion
- 17. Multiple Choice
The nonliving components of an ecosystem such as soil and sunlight would be called?
Biotic
Abiotic
Rocks
Unnecessary
- 18. Multiple Choice
All of the following would be used to determine an ecoregion EXCEPT?
Rainfall
Temperature
Elevation
Population
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
Abrasion
Erosion
Ice Wedging
Oxidation
- 20. Multiple Choice
How are mechanical and chemical weathering similar?
Both break down rock
Both build up landforms
Both occur when water is present
Both change the composition of the rock
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between a delta and an alluvial fan?
A delta is found on dry land and an alluvial fan at the base of a river
A delta is found at the base of a river and an alluvial fan on dry land
A delta is an example of weathering and an alluvial fan is an example of deposition
There is no difference between a delta and an alluvial fan
- 22. Multiple Choice
At what speeds of water flowing do you expect to see the most deposition
Fastest
Slowest
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is one result of acid rain?
It slow down weathering
It speeds up chemical weathering
It speeds up mechanical weathering
It speeds up erosion in rivers and streams
- 24. Multiple Choice
Jennifer has a jar full of stones. For one year, Jennifer shakes the jar several times each day. At the end of the year, the jar is full of smaller stones and debris. Which force is responsible for wearing down the rocks in the jar?
Friction
Gravity
Hydroelectric
Magnetism
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