2nd 9wks-Benchmark
  • 1. Weathering is
A) the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity
B) the process that breaks rock and other substances down.
C) the only process that breaks down rocks.
D) a process that is only mechanical..
  • 2. Erosion is
A) the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity.
B) the process that breaks down rock and other substances at the Earth's surface.
C) the only way to break down rocks.
D) a process that only involves water.
  • 3. Repeated Freezing and thawing is an example of what type of Weathering?
A) Erosion
B) Deep Freeze
C) Chemical
D) Mechanical
  • 4. Mechanical weathering changes the minerals make up the rock
A) False
B) True
  • 5. Chemical weathering changes the mineral make up of the rock
A) True
B) False
  • 6. An example of Chemical weathering is
A) Repeated freezing and thawing
B) Acid Rain
C) sand storms
D) erosion
  • 7. What are the four soil horizons?
A) O, A, E, D
B) O, A, B, C
C) A, B, C, D
D) A, E, I, O
  • 8. Decaying and decomposing organic material is known as
A) humus
B) humans
C) mustard
D) litter layer
  • 9. The Bedrock is which layer?
A) O
B) B
C) C
D) A
  • 10. Which is the MOST important layer in the soil horizons?
A) Bedrock
B) Sub Soil
C) Top Soil
D) Litter layer
  • 11. Soil is never lost to the seas
A) True
B) False
  • 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) tears the ground up and creates erosion problems
D) 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) The soil is too wet
D) It becomes the best soil for planting
  • 14. What is the main ingredient for soil?
A) Water
B) Humus
C) Minerals
D) Air
  • 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) convergent boundary.
C) divergent boundary.
D) rift valley.
  • 17. S waves are known as
A) Surface waves
B) primary waves
C) Q waves
D) secondary waves
  • 18. What is the correct order of the Earth's layers (starting at the surface)?
A) outer core, mantle, inner core , crust
B) crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
C) crust, outer core, mantle, inner core
D) mantle, core, crust, inner core
  • 19. Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called
A) fire.
B) magma.
C) rock.
D) volcanic ash.
  • 20. Earth's INNER core is
A) layer of hot magma.
B) a dense ball of iron and nickel.
C) a layer of cooled rock.
D) empty.
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