ES Unit 4 Quiz Review LT18-25

Which changes in surface water movement are likely to occur when vegetation is removed from the side of a hill?

• infiltration decreases and runoff decreases

• infiltration decreases and runoff increases

• infiltration increases and runoff decreases

• infiltration increases and runoff increases

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What are two major factors that control the development of soil in a given location?

• vegetative cover and slope

• tectonic activity and elevation

• erosion and transpiration

• bedrock composition and climate

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As a quartz pebble is transported by a stream, the pebble will become more rounded as a result of

• dissolving as water is running over the rock

• abrasion by colliding with other rocks

• deposition in well-sorted layers

• resistance to weathering and erosion

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When careless human activities decrease the amount of plant life, the amount of runoff usually

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

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Particles of soil often differ greatly from the underlying bedrock in color, mineral composition, and organic content.  Which conclusion about these soil particles is best made from this evidence?

• They are residual sediments.

• They are transported sediments.

• They are uniformly large-grained.

• They are soluble in water.

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The formation of soil is primarily the result of

• stream erosion and mass movement

• stream deposition and runoff

• precipitation and wind erosion

• weathering and biological activity

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Which type of weathering is most common where the average yearly temperature is 5°C and the average yearly precipitation is 45 cm? Refer to diagram!

• moderate chemical weathering

• very slight weathering

• moderate chemical weathering with frost action

• slight frost action 

Base your answer to the question on the flowchart. Which substance is represented by X on both sides of the flowchart?

• potassium feldspar

• air

• hydrochloric acid

• water

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Which type of rock was chemically weathered by acidic groundwater to produce the cave and its features?

• siltstone

• basalt

• quartzite

• limestone

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Equal masses of each of the three particles are placed in a container of weak acid and shaken.  Which particle size will weather most rapidly?

• A

• B

• C

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