Water and Weathering Quiz Review

Surface water is found in (a)  

• Water found underground
• Water in oceans and seas
• Water in rivers, lakes, and streams
• Water in glaciers

What is the percent distribution of all water on Earth?

• 50% saltwater, 50% freshwater

• 97% saltwater, 3% freshwater

• 70% saltwater, 30% freshwater

• 90% saltwater, 10% freshwater

What is groundwater?

• Water in the atmosphere

• Water in rivers

• Water stored beneath the Earth's surface

• Water in oceans

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An aquifer is (a)  

• A type of rock
• a body of permeable rock that can hold water
• A type of soil
• A type of plant

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What is bedrock?

• The top layer of soil

• A layer of soil rich in nutrients

• The solid rock layer beneath soil and loose material

• A type of sediment

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Define weathering:

• The process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces

• The movement of sediment from one place to another

• The formation of new rocks

• The melting of ice

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What is mechanical weathering? List the types with examples.

• Weathering involving chemical reactions

• Weathering involving physical forces breaking rocks apart

• Weathering involving biological processes

• Weathering involving water only

Match the following types of weathering with their descriptions.

• caused by air movement

• Weathering involving physical forces

• mechanical weathering

• Weathering involving biological processes

• chemical weathering

• Weathering involving chemical reactions altering rock composition

• involves organisms like plants and animals

• Weathering involving wind only

Particles created by weathering are called:

• Sediment

• Soil

• Rock

• Clay

What is erosion? Include the agents for erosion in your answer with examples.

• The process of rocks forming

• The process of sediment being transported by wind, water, or ice

• The process of rocks melting

• The process of soil formation

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