2nd 9wks Modified Benchmark
  • 1. Weathering is
A) the process that breaks rock and other substances down.
B) the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity
C) a process that is only mechanical..
  • 2. Erosion is
A) the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity.
B) a process that only involves water.
C) the process that breaks down rock and other substances at the Earth's surface.
  • 3. Repeated Freezing and thawing is an example of what type of Weathering?
A) Chemical
B) Erosion
C) Mechanical
  • 4. Mechanical weathering changes the minerals make up the rock
A) True
B) False
  • 5. Chemical weathering changes the mineral make up of the rock
A) False
B) True
  • 6. An example of Chemical weathering is
A) Acid Rain
B) Repeated freezing and thawing
C) sand storms
  • 7. What are the four soil horizons?
A) O, A, E, D
B) A, E, I, O
C) O, A, B, C
  • 8. Decaying and decomposing organic material is known as
A) humans
B) litter layer
C) humus
  • 9. The Bedrock is which layer?
A) C
B) A
C) B
  • 10. Which is the MOST important layer in the soil horizons?
A) Litter layer
B) Top Soil
C) Sub Soil
  • 11. Soil is never lost to the seas
A) False
B) True
  • 12. Conservation plowing
A) keeps the dead weeds and stalks from the previous year to return nutrients to the soil
B) is done on the contours of the landscape
C) is a poor way to conserve soil
  • 13. What happens when soil becomes nutrient depleted?
A) It is packed with minerals
B) It loses fertility
C) It becomes the best soil for planting
  • 14. What is the main ingredient for soil?
A) Humus
B) Water
C) Minerals
  • 15. Soil is ONLY formed through rocks
A) False
B) True
  • 16. A place where two plates slide past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a
A) transform boundary.
B) rift valley.
C) convergent boundary.
  • 17. S waves are known as
A) Q waves
B) secondary waves
C) primary waves
  • 18. What is the correct order of the Earth's layers (starting at the surface)?
A) crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
B) outer core, mantle, inner core , crust
C) mantle, core, crust, inner core
  • 19. Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called
A) rock.
B) fire.
C) magma.
  • 20. Earth's INNER core is
A) a dense ball of iron and nickel.
B) empty.
C) layer of hot magma.
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