Lithosphere 2 Test Review

40 % Sand

50% Silt

10% Clay

• Clay

• Clay Loam

• Silt Loam

• Sandy Loam

35 % Sand

15% Silt

50% Clay

• Clay Loam

• Sandy Loam

• Silt Loam

• Clay

What is the elevation of point B?

• 800 ft
• 850 ft
• 900 ft
• 1000 ft

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What is the elevation of Y?

• Between 120-140 meters
• Between 100-120 meters
• Between 140-160 meters
• Between 80-100 meters

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

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The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• weathering
• erosion
• soil conservation
• decomposition

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How can wind change a sand dune?

• Water can wash the sand away.

• Strong winds can blow sand off the dunes.

• Wind can blow sand into the water.

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The formation of stalactites and stalagmites in a cave as water mixed with carbon dioxide creates carbonic acid, which dissolves away the limestone, is an example of:

• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering

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What is deposition?

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• The dropping of sediment

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How does vegetation in the soil affect the rate of erosion?

• It doesn't affect erosion.
• It decreases erosion.
• It increases erosion.

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