Soil, Weathering, and Erosion

Front

Which type of soil has the smallest particles? Options: clay, loam, sand, silt

Back

clay

Front

Which type of soil has the largest particles?

• clay
• loam
• sand
• silt

Back

sand

Front

Which type of soil is dark and moist because of the humus in it? Options: silt, clay, loam, sand

Back

loam

Front

Which soil feels the roughest? Options: sand, silt, loam, clay

Back

sand

Front

What is the movement of sediments by wind, water, or gravity?

Back

Erosion

Front

When a soil's particles are large it is not able to _____________ water well.

Back

retain

Front

Large rocks are slowly broken down by wind, water, ice, or plant roots into smaller pieces to form soil. This process is called _________________.

Back

weathering

Front

Because of the flowing water, rocks in rivers and streams rub against each other making the rocks _____________

Back

smooth and small

Front

Sediments will drop out of the flowing water and land somewhere else.

This is called ________________.

Back

deposition

Front

When water freezes inside cracks in rocks, it ____________ and causes the rock to break apart.

Back

expands, gets larger