weathering, erosion and deposition 2

Which substance is a mixture of organic matter & weathered rock?

• Schist

• Soil

• Limestone

• Granite

Which layer of soil has the most humus?

• A horizon

• Bedrock

• Subsoil

• Regolith

The 4 agents of erosion are________

• air, fire, water, & metamorphism

• wind, water, gravity, & ice

• topographic, sedimentary, igneous, & deposition

• igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, & gravity

The 2 types of weathering are _________

• alpha & beta

• physical & conventional

• conduction & convection

• chemical & physical

What most likely would cause a sinkhole to form?

• Collapse of the roof of a limestone cave

• Abrupt movement of two tectonic plates

• Thinning of topsoil due to forest clearing

• Impact of meteorite striking the surface of Earth

Which describes the area immediately below a water table?

• Zone of saturation

• Capillary zone

• Zone of aeration

• Recharge zone

Rivers, springs, & aquifers are all _________

• frozen in winter

• located above ground

• sources of fresh water

• human-made structures

A triangle-shaped deposit of sediment at the mouth of a river is called a/an ___________

• oxbow lake

• meander

• tributary

• delta

Wind blows sand onto rocks and slowly breaks down the rock

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

A mudslide dumps a large pile of mud onto a road

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition