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2nd 9wks-Benchmark
  • 1. Weathering is
A) a process that is only mechanical..
B) the only process that breaks down rocks.
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 only way to break down rocks.
B) the process that breaks down rock and other substances at the Earth's surface.
C) the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity.
D) a process that only involves water.
  • 3. Repeated Freezing and thawing is an example of what type of Weathering?
A) Erosion
B) Chemical
C) Deep Freeze
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) Acid Rain
B) erosion
C) sand storms
D) Repeated freezing and thawing
  • 7. What are the four soil horizons?
A) O, A, B, C
B) A, E, I, O
C) O, A, E, D
D) A, B, C, 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) O
B) B
C) C
D) A
  • 10. Which is the MOST important layer in the soil horizons?
A) Litter layer
B) Top Soil
C) Sub Soil
D) Bedrock
  • 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
D) tears the ground up and creates erosion problems
  • 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) Air
C) Water
D) 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) convergent boundary.
B) rift valley.
C) divergent boundary.
D) transform boundary.
  • 17. S waves are known as
A) Q waves
B) primary waves
C) Surface 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, mantle, outer core, inner core
C) outer core, mantle, inner core , crust
D) crust, outer core, mantle, inner core
  • 19. Before lava reaches the surface, the molten material is called
A) rock.
B) volcanic ash.
C) magma.
D) fire.
  • 20. Earth's INNER core is
A) empty.
B) a layer of cooled rock.
C) a dense ball of iron and nickel.
D) layer of hot magma.
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