Transport Mechanisms and Parent Materials

The video tutorial discusses parent materials, which are classified into two main groups: those that form in place (sedentary) and those that are transported. Sedentary materials include residual and cumulos, while transported materials are moved by gravity, water, wind, or ice. The video explores each transport mechanism, detailing the landforms and processes associated with them, such as talus slopes, deltas, sand dunes, and glacial deposits. The tutorial provides a comprehensive understanding of how different parent materials contribute to soil formation and landscape development.

What are the two main classifications of parent materials?

• Sedentary and Transported

• Organic and Inorganic

• Mineral and Organic

• Stable and Unstable

Which type of sedentary parent material develops in wetland environments?

• Cumulos

• Residual

• Aolian

• Fluvial

How many methods of transport are there for transported parent materials?

• Five

• Four

• Three

• Two

What landform is created by gravity as a transport mechanism?

• Delta

• Talis Slope

• Flood Plain

• Sand Dunes

What is the term for parent materials transported by water?

• Aolian

• Fluvial

• Glacial

• Residual

Which particle size is NOT transported by wind?

• Sand

• Gravel

• Silt

• Clay

What is the term for ice-related parent materials?

• Cumulos

• Aolian

• Fluvial

• Glacial

Which glacial material is found on the coast and involves isostatic rebound?

• Glacial Till

• Glacial Fluvial

• Glacial Kustrin

• Glacial Marine

What is the process called when the seafloor rises after the weight of ice is removed?

• Sedimentation

• Isostatic Rebound

• Erosion

• Compaction

Which type of glacial till is finer textured due to the weight of the ice?

• Ablation Till

• Basal Till

• Marine Till

• Fluvial Till