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