WEDS Test Review

Which of the following does not affect the rate of chemical weathering?

• amount of water (moisture)

• mineral/rock composition

• temperature

• erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the best soil for growing plants?

• clayey

• silt

• loam

• sandy loam

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following choices does not have any control in soil formation?

• time and parent material

• topography and climate

• wind direction and speed

• parent material and climate

Which of the following has the most influence in forming soil?

• climate

• wind direction

• time

• topography

• parent material

How is residual soil and transported soil different?

• Residual soil contains less clay than transported soil.

• Residual soil is left over after transported soil is moved

• Residual soil is formed from the bedrock in an area, but transported soil is moved into the area.

• Transported soil contains more loam than residual soil.

What is the correct order of soil horizons from top to bottom?

• E, A, B, C, O, bedrock

• D, E, C, A, B, bedrock

• A, B, C, D, E, bedrock

• O, A, E, B, C, bedrock

Which of the following doesn't play a significant role in determining if water will runoff or soak into the ground?

• slope of the land

• amount of time it rains

• air pressure

• amount of vegetation (plants) in the area

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In a river system, where does sediment get deposited?

• the outlet

• the headwaters

• the mouth

• the flood plain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the most important erosion agent?

• ice

• running water

• wind

• waves

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the ability of rock or sediment to transmit fluid (allow fluids to move through it)?

• alluvium

• porosity

• permeability

• capacity