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