Soil Formation

What is the rock from which soil types are formed known as?

• Parent material

• Weathering

• Glaciation

• Carbonation

What is the process of breaking down of parent material (rock) known as?

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Biological Weathering

• Heating and Cooling

What is the term for the changing of the earth's surface by the passage of a glacier?

• Glaciation

• Hydration

• Oxidation & Reduction

• Solution & Carbonation

What is the term for the remains of plants which have partially decomposed?

• Leaching

• Podsolization

• Parent Material

• Organic Parent Material

What are the factors involved in soil formation?

• Parent material

• Climate

• Organisms

• Topography

What is the process of soil formation through the action of water, wind, and temperature changes known as?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Transportation

• Weathering

What is the term for the process of soil particles being carried away by water or wind?

• Leaching

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Transportation

What is the term for the layer of soil that is rich in organic matter and is found on the surface?

• Topsoil

• Subsoil

• Bedrock

• Parent Material

What is the term for the process of soil particles being carried away by water or wind?

• Disintegration

• Attrition

• Corrosion

• Erosion

What is the term for the changing of the earth's surface by the passage of a river?

• Hydration

• Oxidation & Reduction

• Solution & Carbonation

• Fluvial Erosion