2nd 9wks-Benchmark
  • 1. Weathering is
A) the only process that breaks down rocks.
B) a process that is only mechanical..
C) the process that breaks rock and other substances down.
D) the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity
  • 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) a process that only involves water.
D) the only way to break down rocks.
  • 3. Repeated Freezing and thawing is an example of what type of Weathering?
A) Erosion
B) Chemical
C) Mechanical
D) Deep Freeze
  • 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) sand storms
B) erosion
C) Repeated freezing and thawing
D) Acid Rain
  • 7. What are the four soil horizons?
A) A, E, I, O
B) A, B, C, D
C) O, A, B, C
D) O, A, E, D
  • 8. Decaying and decomposing organic material is known as
A) litter layer
B) mustard
C) humus
D) humans
  • 9. The Bedrock is which layer?
A) C
B) A
C) O
D) B
  • 10. Which is the MOST important layer in the soil horizons?
A) Top Soil
B) Bedrock
C) Sub Soil
D) Litter layer
  • 11. Soil is never lost to the seas
A) True
B) False
  • 12. Conservation plowing
A) is a poor way to conserve soil
B) keeps the dead weeds and stalks from the previous year to return nutrients to the soil
C) tears the ground up and creates erosion problems
D) is done on the contours of the landscape
  • 13. What happens when soil becomes nutrient depleted?
A) The soil is too wet
B) It is packed with minerals
C) It becomes the best soil for planting
D) It loses fertility
  • 14. What is the main ingredient for soil?
A) Humus
B) Water
C) Air
D) Minerals
  • 15. Soil is ONLY formed through rocks
A) True
B) False
  • 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.
D) divergent boundary.
  • 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) mantle, core, crust, inner core
B) crust, outer core, mantle, inner core
C) crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
D) outer core, mantle, inner core , crust
  • 19. Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called
A) magma.
B) volcanic ash.
C) rock.
D) fire.
  • 20. Earth's INNER core is
A) empty.
B) a dense ball of iron and nickel.
C) layer of hot magma.
D) a layer of cooled rock.
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