Changes to Earth's Surface Quiz

Karson decides to plant a vegetable garden. Which type of soil would be best for growing vegetables?

• Packed dry clay soil
• Dry sandy soil that lets water flow thru easily
• Loam that is rich in humus
• Soil that contains mostly gravel.

Which soil has the following properties: gets heavy and sticky when wet, easily waterlogged, and is the smallest particle of soil.

• pebbles
• sand
• silt
• clay

Which of the following has individual particles so small that they cannot be seen with your eyes or a regular microscope?

• gravel
• silt
• sand
• clay

What does particle size tell you about a soil?

• the age of the soil
• the texture of the soil
• the type of rock below the soil
• the crops it grows

Weathering is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces. Which one of these is NOT an example of weathering?

• rocks rubbing against each other
• sand blowing against rock
• water moving sediment downstream
• Ice scraping rocks

During an experiment, 3 different soil samples are placed in identical pots with 2 holes in the bottom and given the same amount of water. The amount of water that drains from each pot is measured. What is the purpose of this experiment?

• to determine how much water is retained by each soil
• to determine the texture of each soil
• to find the mass of each soil
• to measure the volume of the soil

A delta forms at the mouth of a river when sediment that has been carried downstream is dropped off. What process forms the delta by dropping off sediment?

• erosion
• deposition
• weathering
• glacier

If the soil in your yard gets heavy and sticky when it rains, and then the rest of the water runs off due to water-logged soil. What kind of soil is this?

• loam
• sand
• silt
• clay

The beach is covered by small pebbles about the size of a pencil eraser. How will ocean waves change these pebbles over time?

• wear them down & they get smaller
• water will soak into pebbles utill they are soggy
• waves will make pebbles get wet & stick together
• water fills cracks and makes them harder

Glaciers move slowly across Earth's surface.  Which process best explains how glaciers change earth's surface? 

• Deposition
• Melting
• Erosion
• Evaporations