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