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Soil, Rocks, Weathering, and Erosion - Examen
Contribuido por: Messer
  • 1. Weathering is
A) a process that is only mechanical..
B) the only process that breaks down rocks.
C) the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity
D) the process that breaks rock and other substances down.
  • 2. Erosion is
A) a process that only involves water.
B) the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity.
C) the process that breaks down rock and other substances at the Earth's surface.
D) the only way to break down rocks.
  • 3. Repeated Freezing and thawing is an example of what type of Weathering?
A) Mechanical
B) Deep Freeze
C) Erosion
D) Chemical
  • 4. Grinding away of rock particles by wind or water is called
A) erosion
B) sand blasting
C) abrasion
D) scrapes and bruises
  • 5. Mechanical weathering changes the minerals make up the rock
A) False
B) True
  • 6. Chemical weathering changes the mineral make up of the rock
A) False
B) True
  • 7. An example of Chemical weathering is
A) Acid Rain
B) Repeated freezing and thawing
C) sand storms
D) erosion
  • 8. What are the four soil horizons?
A) O, A, E, D
B) A, E, I, O
C) A, B, C, D
D) O, A, B, C
  • 9. Decaying and decomposing organic material is known as
A) humus
B) litter layer
C) mustard
D) humans
  • 10. The Bedrock is which layer?
A) B
B) A
C) C
D) O
  • 11. Which is the MOST important layer in the soil horizons?
A) Bedrock
B) Litter layer
C) Top Soil
D) Sub Soil
  • 12. There are only two types of soil in the US
A) True
B) False
  • 13. Fertile soil is a valuable resource because
A) there is a huge amount of it
B) it is constantly being renewed
C) there is very limited amount of it
D) humus is present in it
  • 14. The dust bowl happened because of
A) drought and poor soil managment
B) there was too much water present
C) bad luck
D) soil conservation
  • 15. Soil is never lost to the seas
A) True
B) False
  • 16. Conservation plowing
A) is a poor way to conserve soil
B) is done on the contours of the landscape
C) tears the ground up and creates erosion problems
D) keeps the dead weeds and stalks from the previous year to return nutrients to the soil
  • 17. What happens when soil becomes nutrient depleted?
A) It becomes the best soil for planting
B) It is packed with minerals
C) The soil is too wet
D) It loses fertility
  • 18. What is the main ingredient for soil?
A) Water
B) Humus
C) Minerals
D) Air
  • 19. What are the two things that effect the rate of weathering?
A) Type of rock and Climate
B) Time and Date
C) Size of Rock and time of the year
D) Rain and Ice
  • 20. Soil is ONLY formed through rocks
A) False
B) True
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