Chapter 5 Weathering and Soil Review

Chapter 5 Weathering and Soil Review Quiz

By: Mr. Massimo

Multiple Choice

What is the process by which the materials in a rock are changed into new materials?

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• oxidation

• decomposition

Chemical Weathering

Multiple Choice

Physical, chemical, & biotic factors acting in a community are considered what?

• weathering

• organic matter

• environment

• sediment

Environment

Multiple Choice

What is the process by which rock is broken into smaller pieces?

• oxidation

• mechanical weathering

• chemical weathering

• topography

Mechanical Weathering

Multiple Choice

Cause of chemical weathering: combines the element oxygen with other elements or molecules...

• decomposition

• climate

• environment

• oxidation

Oxidation

Multiple Choice

What is the mechanical and chemical processes that change objects on Earth's surface over time?

• weathering

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• parent material

Weathering

Multiple Choice

All the organisms living in a region...

• climate

• biota

• horizon

• organic matter

Biota

Multiple Choice

Average weather of an area...

• pore

• topography

• climate

• temperature

Climate

Multiple Choice

The process that changes once-living material into organic matter is called what?

• biota

• parent material

• decomposition

• pore

Decomposition

Multiple Choice

The layer of soil formed from the movement of the products of weathering...

• horizon

• organic compound

• parent material

• soil

Multiple Choice

Remains of something that was once alive...

• biota

• organic compound

• parent material

• soil

Multiple Choice

Starting material, rock or sediment, that weathers and forms soil...

• horizon

• parent material

• sediment

• soil

Multiple Choice

A small hole or space in soil...

• sediment

• topography

• soil

• pore

Pore

Multiple Choice

A rock material that has been broken down or dissolved in water...

• sediment

• soil

• parent material

• organic matter

Sediment

Multiple Choice

A mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic matter, water and air...

• sediment

• soil

• parent material

• organic matter

Soil

Multiple Choice

What is the shape and steepness of the landscape?

• horizon

• climate

• topography

• environment

Topography