Quiz about Soils, Rocks, and Landforms

Question 1

When plants and animals die, their remains are called _______

Accepted Answer

humus

Answer

landform

Answer

soil

Answer

rock

Question 2

A _______ can be formed through weathering, erosion, and deposition.

Accepted Answer

landform

Answer

humus

Answer

physical weathering

Answer

rock

Question 3

_____________ is made from the remains of living things and weathered rocks.

Accepted Answer

soil

Answer

humus

Answer

landform

Answer

canyon

Question 4

_____________ makes rocks smaller but does not change the rock.

Accepted Answer

physical weathering

Answer

humus

Answer

soil

Answer

chemical weathering

Question 5

_________________ makes rocks smaller and changes the rock.

Accepted Answer

chemical weathering

Answer

physical weathering

Answer

mineral

Answer

igneous rock

Question 6

_______________ is the process that drops weathered rocks in a new location.

Accepted Answer

deposition

Answer

weathering

Answer

erosion

Answer

delta

Question 7

After a rock is broken down, wind, water, or ice move ______________ to a new location

Accepted Answer

sediments

Answer

weathering

Answer

erosion

Answer

deposition

Question 8

______ is the process that moves weathered rock.

Accepted Answer

erosion

Answer

weathering

Answer

deposition

Answer

rock cycle

Question 9

What is the angle of land that makes water run slower or faster?

Accepted Answer

slope

Answer

canyon

Answer

flood

Answer

sediment

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of slow change to Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

landslides

Answer

tree roots growing

Answer

weathering

Answer

erosion

Question 11

Select all examples of rapid changes to Earth's surface:

Accepted Answer

landslides

Accepted Answer

floods

Accepted Answer

earthquakes

Accepted Answer

volcanoes

Answer

weathering

Question 12

True or False: When water freezes, it expands and breaks rocks apart.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 13

soil

Accepted Answer

a mixture of weathered rocks and humus

Answer

dirt

Answer

when rocks break down into smaller pieces

Answer

when rocks rub and hit against each other

Question 14

weathering

Accepted Answer

when rocks break down into smaller pieces

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when rocks hit against each other

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when acid rain breaks rocks apart

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when it is sunny outside

Question 15

Model:

Accepted Answer

something scientists use when observing the natural process would take too much time or be too large or small to see

Answer

someone who poses for pictures

Answer

something scientists use when they don't like going outside

Answer

something scientists use when observing the natural process is boring

Soils, Rocks, and Landforms

15 questions

When plants and animals die, their remains are called _______

A _______ can be formed through weathering, erosion, and deposition.

_____________ is made from the remains of living things and weathered rocks.

_____________ makes rocks smaller but does not change the rock.

_________________ makes rocks smaller and changes the rock.

_______________ is the process that drops weathered rocks in a new location.

After a rock is broken down, wind, water, or ice move ______________ to a new location

______ is the process that moves weathered rock.

What is the angle of land that makes water run slower or faster?

Which of the following is NOT an example of slow change to Earth's surface?

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