Test Review - Human Impact

Rock breaking down is an example of: 

• the water table
• a watershed
• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering

Rock moving from place to place is an example of: 

• the water table
• a watershed
• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering

Changing the composition of rock is an example of: 

• the water table
• a watershed
• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering

Making new landforms is an example of: 

• the water table
• a watershed
• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering

Rust is an example of: 

• the water table
• a watershed
• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering

Movement of water with fertilizers or other liquids through soil and gravel could model: 

• Condensation of water vapor
• Surface runoff of precipitation
• Conservation of water
• Pollution of groundwater

To percolate means to: 

• Be repelled from a specific substance
• Filter through a semipermeable substance such as soil
• Be attracted to a specific substance
• Have water runoff from one watershed to another

How does an earthquake restore equilibrium to the area around the fault? 

• It releases magma
• It destroys buildings and makes the ground lighter
• It makes the fault larger
• It releases strain on the rocks along the fault

An earthquake that occurs on the ocean floor may cause: 

• a tsunami
• magma
• a fault to disappear
• a volcano to form

Erosion can cut deep valleys. 

• True
• False