UNIT TEST: Soil, Rock Cycle, and Continental Drift Theory

What process is involved when rock is broken up by ice, frost, wind, and water?

• Deposition
• Weathering
• Volcanism
• Erosion

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Which type of soil contains a good mix of the three soil material – silt, sand, and clay?

• Loam soil
• Clay soil
• Silty soil
• Sandy soil

It is the top layer of soil that is made up of living and decomposed materials such as leaves, plants, and bugs. This is also known as the organic layer. Which layer of the soil is this?

• Parent Material

• Humus

• Top Soil

• Subsoil

What do you call a solid material made of one or more minerals , organic materials and/or chemical substances?

• stone
• rock
• brick
• metal

What type of rock is formed by the cooling & solidification of molten rock (magma)?

• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Volcanic rock
• Igneous rock

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What type of rock is formed by the compaction & cementation of layers of sediment (rock fragments, organic remains, chemical deposits)?

• Igneous rock
• Sedimentary rock
• Metamorphic rock
• Volcanic rock

What rock is formed when existing rocks are CHANGED by intense heat & pressure but DO NOT MELT?

• Metamorphic rocks
• Igneous rocks
• Sedimentary rocks
• Volcanic rocks

What type of soil is found at 20% clay, 40% silt, and 40% sand?

• Clay
• Silt
• Loam
• Sand

Which statement about the formation of a rock is best supported by the rock cycle?

• Magma must be weathered before it can change to metamorphic rock.

• Sediment must be compacted and cemented before it can change to sedimentary rock.

• Sedimentary rock must melt before it can change to metamorphic rock.

• Metamorphic rock must melt before it can change to sedimentary rock.

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One kind of evidence that supports Wegener’s hypothesis is that _______________.

• The same magnetic directions exist on different continents.

• Major rivers on different continents match.

• Land bridges still exist that connect major continents.

• Fossils of the same organism have been found on different continents.

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