SOIL EROSION

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

• Schist

• Soil

• Limestone

• Granite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is located beneath soil layers?

• Bedrock

• Humus

• Lava

• Tundra

The 4 agents of erosion are________

• air, fire, water, & metamorphism

• wind, water, gravity, & ice

• topographic, sedimentary, igneous, & deposition

• igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, & gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The 2 types of weathering are _________

• alpha & beta

• physical & conventional

• conduction & convection

• chemical & physical

Rivers, springs, & aquifers are all _________

• frozen in winter

• located above ground

• sources of fresh water

• human-made structures

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is weathering?

• the process of moving sediment from one place to another
• the breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface
• the remains of decayed plants and animals

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

What is humus?

• the bottom layer of soil
• the largest particle that makes up soil
• remains of decayed plants and animals in the soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following is NOT be found in topsoil?

• humus
• minerals
• sediment
• bedrock

Which of the following can cause weathering?

• fertilizing the land
• minerals and humus
• water, wind, plants, and animals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the largest particle that makes up soil called?

• humus
• erosion
• clay
• sand