Logan Liston
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Wind is an agent of __________.
A) mechanical weathering
B) magma formation
C) earthquake measuring
D) chemical weathering
2.
Which of these is a result of acid precipitation?
A) atmospheric weathering
B) a river flowing to a delta
C) snow that weathers a building
D) lake water that harms wildlife
3.
Granite can be turned into sediment as a result of __________.
A) kaolin
B) chemical weathering
C) mechanical weathering
D) minerals.
4.
What kind of weathering is caused by animal and plant activities?
A) mechanical and acidual
B) chemical and acidual
C) acidual and chemical
D) chemical and mechanical
5.
When rock is broken down by physical means, what type of weathering occurs?
A) chemical weathering
B) acid weathering
C) mechanical weathering
D) drastic weathering.
6.
Which of these is a type of mechanical weathering?
A) carbonation
B) acidation
C) ice wedging
D) oxidation
7.
Chemical weathering can change the __________ and __________ of rock.
A) density, malleability
B) physical appearance, chemical composition
C) physical composition, name
D) chemical composition, popularity
8.
Climates that are alternating hot and cold temperatures have the __________ rate of weathering.
A) hottest
B) coldest
C) slowest
D) fastest
9.
Which type of weathering would have the greatest effect on topography with high mountains and steep slopes?
A) chemical
B) mechanical
C) oxidation
D) acid rain
10.
Which of the following is a process of chemical weathering?
A) exfoliation
B) ice wedging
C) acid precipitation
D) abrasion
11.
Which of the following is not a common agent of mechanical weathering?
A) acid rain
B) ice
C) gravity
D) running water
12.
Sedimentary rocks are __________, compared to other types of rocks.
A) the most metamorphic rocks
B) weathered the slowest
C) not affected by weathering
D) weathered most rapidly
13.
All of the following affect rates of weathering EXCEPT:
A) human activities
B) elevation
C) color of rocks
D) topography
14.
Which climates form soils in which the B horizon is covered in a thin layer of humus?
A) desert climates
B) arctic climates
C) temperate climates
D) tropical climates
15.
What type of rock creates soil with a lot of clay?
A) parent rock rich in moisture and density
B) parent rock rich in feldspar or aluminum-rich minerals
C) young rock that is very dense
D) parent rock rich in quartz
16.
What type of rock creates soil containing a lot of sand?
A) parent rock rich in quartz
B) parent rock rich in feldspar
C) parent rock lacking quartz
D) parent rock rich in acid
17.
Which climate generally forms thin soil containing mostly regolith?
A) arctic climate
B) tropical climate
C) desert climate
D) both a and c
18.
The rate of soil formation can NOT be affected by __________.
A) climate
B) humus
C) rainfall
D) topography
19.
Which of these is NOT a layer of mature residual soil?
A) topsoil
B) bedrock
C) humus
D) subsoil
20.
__________ is a common agent of erosion.
A) wind
B) burrowing
C) the sun
D) none of the above
21.
Where does slumping occur?
A) on mostly flat ground
B) on mountain plateaus
C) along very steep slopes
D) on gradual slopes
22.
Water can move rock through ocean waves, streams, and groundwater movements during the __________ process.
A) stratification
B) recycling
C) slumping
D) erosion
23.
Rock __________ before being involved in the erosion process.
A) forms soil
B) increases in size
C) does not change
D) changes color
24.
During sheet erosion, __________.
A) oceans wash away layers of topsoil
B) land is plowed and covered with gullies
C) rainfall washes away layers of the topsoil
D) none of the above
25.
Strip-cropping, terracing, and contour plowing are ways to __________.
A) speed up soil erosion
B) eliminate soil erosion forever
C) be a successful farmer
D) prevent soil erosion
A) mechanical weathering
B) magma formation
C) earthquake measuring
D) chemical weathering
2.
Which of these is a result of acid precipitation?
A) atmospheric weathering
B) a river flowing to a delta
C) snow that weathers a building
D) lake water that harms wildlife
3.
Granite can be turned into sediment as a result of __________.
A) kaolin
B) chemical weathering
C) mechanical weathering
D) minerals.
4.
What kind of weathering is caused by animal and plant activities?
A) mechanical and acidual
B) chemical and acidual
C) acidual and chemical
D) chemical and mechanical
5.
When rock is broken down by physical means, what type of weathering occurs?
A) chemical weathering
B) acid weathering
C) mechanical weathering
D) drastic weathering.
6.
Which of these is a type of mechanical weathering?
A) carbonation
B) acidation
C) ice wedging
D) oxidation
7.
Chemical weathering can change the __________ and __________ of rock.
A) density, malleability
B) physical appearance, chemical composition
C) physical composition, name
D) chemical composition, popularity
8.
Climates that are alternating hot and cold temperatures have the __________ rate of weathering.
A) hottest
B) coldest
C) slowest
D) fastest
9.
Which type of weathering would have the greatest effect on topography with high mountains and steep slopes?
A) chemical
B) mechanical
C) oxidation
D) acid rain
10.
Which of the following is a process of chemical weathering?
A) exfoliation
B) ice wedging
C) acid precipitation
D) abrasion
11.
Which of the following is not a common agent of mechanical weathering?
A) acid rain
B) ice
C) gravity
D) running water
12.
Sedimentary rocks are __________, compared to other types of rocks.
A) the most metamorphic rocks
B) weathered the slowest
C) not affected by weathering
D) weathered most rapidly
13.
All of the following affect rates of weathering EXCEPT:
A) human activities
B) elevation
C) color of rocks
D) topography
14.
Which climates form soils in which the B horizon is covered in a thin layer of humus?
A) desert climates
B) arctic climates
C) temperate climates
D) tropical climates
15.
What type of rock creates soil with a lot of clay?
A) parent rock rich in moisture and density
B) parent rock rich in feldspar or aluminum-rich minerals
C) young rock that is very dense
D) parent rock rich in quartz
16.
What type of rock creates soil containing a lot of sand?
A) parent rock rich in quartz
B) parent rock rich in feldspar
C) parent rock lacking quartz
D) parent rock rich in acid
17.
Which climate generally forms thin soil containing mostly regolith?
A) arctic climate
B) tropical climate
C) desert climate
D) both a and c
18.
The rate of soil formation can NOT be affected by __________.
A) climate
B) humus
C) rainfall
D) topography
19.
Which of these is NOT a layer of mature residual soil?
A) topsoil
B) bedrock
C) humus
D) subsoil
20.
__________ is a common agent of erosion.
A) wind
B) burrowing
C) the sun
D) none of the above
21.
Where does slumping occur?
A) on mostly flat ground
B) on mountain plateaus
C) along very steep slopes
D) on gradual slopes
22.
Water can move rock through ocean waves, streams, and groundwater movements during the __________ process.
A) stratification
B) recycling
C) slumping
D) erosion
23.
Rock __________ before being involved in the erosion process.
A) forms soil
B) increases in size
C) does not change
D) changes color
24.
During sheet erosion, __________.
A) oceans wash away layers of topsoil
B) land is plowed and covered with gullies
C) rainfall washes away layers of the topsoil
D) none of the above
25.
Strip-cropping, terracing, and contour plowing are ways to __________.
A) speed up soil erosion
B) eliminate soil erosion forever
C) be a successful farmer
D) prevent soil erosion