Quiz about Soil and Water Vocabulary Assignment 24-25

Question 1

soil

Accepted Answer

A mixture of weathered rock, water, air, and organic material that covers the land, and in which terrestrial plants grow.

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Impassable, not allowing passage through (such as by a liquid)

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the continuous circulation of water between the atmosphere, oceans, and earth

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the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil

Question 2

Decomposition

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A process of changing once living material into dark-colored organic matter

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the continuous circulation of water between the atmosphere, oceans, and earth

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plants (flora) and animals (fauna) living in an area

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the finest soil, made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.

Question 3

parent material of soil

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the bedrock underneath the soil

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any substance that is made of living things or the remains of living things

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The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind

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a distinct layer within a soil profile

Question 4

soil horizon

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a distinct layer within a soil profile

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A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.

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oceans and sea water with salt; largest biome

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Deep hole drilled or dug into the ground to reach a reservoir of groundwater

Question 5

Weathering

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The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

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the bedrock underneath the soil

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Deep hole drilled or dug into the ground to reach a reservoir of groundwater

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The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind

Question 6

mechanical weathering

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The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces

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the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.

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A description of surface features of land.

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The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind

Question 7

chemical weathering

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The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes

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The upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater

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The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

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the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil

Question 8

Evaporation

Accepted Answer

The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas

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Water weathers rock by dissolving it

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A process of changing once living material into dark-colored organic matter

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The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind

Question 9

Condensation

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The change of state from a gas to a liquid

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The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes

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the finest soil, made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.

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Deep hole drilled or dug into the ground to reach a reservoir of groundwater

Question 10

Precipitation

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Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.

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oceans and sea water with salt; largest biome

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fine soil found on river bottoms

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water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

Question 11

Watershed

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An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water

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a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, riverbeds, the seabed, and deserts.

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Not formed from living things or the remains of living things

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The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

Question 12

surface water

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Water above the surface of the land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, floodwater, and runoff.

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The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

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Water weathers rock by dissolving it

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An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of water

Question 13

Groundwater

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water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

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Impassable, not allowing passage through (such as by a liquid)

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Overall weather in an area over a long period of time

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the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil

Question 14

permeable

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penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through

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The lower zone where water accumulates between small rock particles.

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the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.

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Impassable, not allowing passage through (such as by a liquid)

Question 15

impermeable

Accepted Answer

Impassable, not allowing passage through (such as by a liquid)

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the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil

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Zone in soil that is not saturated with water and that lies above the water table.

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the bedrock underneath the soil

Question 16

zone of aeration

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Zone in soil that is not saturated with water and that lies above the water table.

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The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes

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A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.

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Water weathers rock by dissolving it

Question 17

water table

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The upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater

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Overall weather in an area over a long period of time

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A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.

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The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind

Question 18

zone of saturation

Accepted Answer

The lower zone where water accumulates between small rock particles.

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a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, riverbeds, the seabed, and deserts.

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the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil

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the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.

Question 19

Infiltration

Accepted Answer

the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil

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a distinct layer within a soil profile

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Zone in soil that is not saturated with water and that lies above the water table.

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Water above the surface of the land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, floodwater, and runoff.

Question 20

Aquifer

Accepted Answer

A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater.

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The lower zone where water accumulates between small rock particles.

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water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

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a distinct layer within a soil profile

Soil and Water Vocabulary Assignment 24-25

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