WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion, and Soil
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the layer of soil that contains humus, leaf litter, and other organic matter?
a)
O - Organic
b)
A - Topsoil
c)
B - Subsoil
d)
R - Bedrock
2.
What is the correct order of the soil profile?
a)
OBCA
b)
ABCO
c)
OABC
d)
ABCD
3.
Layers of soil are also known as:
a)
Soil Profiles
b)
Soil Horizons
c)
Soil sheets
d)
Soil cores
4.
Which layer of soil is also known as the zone of the accumulation and contains clay-like minerals?
a)
A - Topsoil
b)
O - Organic
c)
B - Subsoil
d)
C - Partially Weathered Parent Material
5.
Which layer is the bottom of the soil profile?
a)
C - Parent Material
b)
D - Separated rock
c)
C - Melted Rock
d)
A - Topsoil
6.
Which layer of soil contains bedrock that has been cracked slightly?
a)
A - Topsoil
b)
B - Subsoil
c)
C- Partially Weather Parent Material
d)
O - Organic
7.
Which of the following is the most important soil formation factor
a)
Time
b)
Climate
c)
Slope
d)
Organisms
8.
Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?
a)
Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone
b)
frost wedging
c)
Paper being burned
9.
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
a)
Acid rain dissolving limestone
b)
roots breaking into concrete
c)
paper being ripped
10.
What is the process of transporting sediments from location to another?
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Compaction
11.
Which type of rock weathers faster?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamoprhic
12.
Which climate will have faster mechanical weathering?
a)
Hot and Dry
b)
Hot and Wet
c)
Cold and Wet
d)
Cold and Dry
13.
Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering?
a)
Hot and Wet
b)
Cold and Dry
c)
Hot and Cold
d)
Cold and Wet
14.
What are the three soil particles that we use to classify soils?
a)
sand, dirt, and soil
b)
clay, sand, and silt
c)
silt, loam, and sandy loam
d)
clay, salt, and pebbles
15.
If you have more surface area, will the rock weather easily?
a)
True
b)
False
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