Soil, Weathering, & Water Cycle Quiz Review

Soil is made of ---

• weathered rocks and minerals.

• dead plants and animals.

• air and water.

• all of the above

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Which layer of soil is on the bottom of a soil profile?

• topsoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

• humus

Which of the following is NOT one of the three layers of soil?

• topsoil

• undersoil

• subsoil

• bedrock

Humus is ---

• the dead parts of plants and animals in soil.

• A food we eat with pretzels.

• The tiny particles inside of soil.

• The roots that come off of a plant and live in soil.

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Place the three types of soil material in order from smallest to largest.

• silt

• sand

• clay

Which of the following is NOT an example of a decomposer found in soil?

• earthworm

• mushroom

• microorganisms

• dirt

Which of the following does not represent a slow change to the Earth's surface?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• volcanic eruption

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Select THREE parts of the Water Cycle. 

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Erosion

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Match the following

• Evaporation

• the opposite of evaporation; it occurs when air cools and the vapor collects into liquid form.

• Precipitation

• occurs when the sun heats water up and it becomes vapor in the air.

• Condensation

• condensation falling onto land in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and mist. Only 10% of water evaporated falls as precipitation.

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The water cycle has no beginning or end. 

• True

• False

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