WorksheetsWEDS Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
2.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
soil conservation
d)
decomposition
3.
What is mechanical weathering?
a)
Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.
b)
Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.
c)
Rocks are worn away from acid in plant roots.
d)
Rocks broken down by machinery.
4.
A marble statue is left exposed to the weather. Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away. This weathering probably is caused by...
a)
oxygen in the air
b)
carbonic acid in rainwater
c)
lichens
d)
abrasion
5.
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
6.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
7.
Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
8.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
9.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
10.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
11.
All of the following are causes of physical weathering except...
a)
plant growth
b)
wind
c)
acid rain
d)
running water
12.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
13.
Rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
14.
Plants prevent soil erosion by-
a)
holding dirt in place with their roots
b)
providing food for herbivores
c)
the process of photosynthesis
d)
releasing water into the atmosphere through transpiration
15.
Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
landslides
16.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three layers of soil?
a)
topsoil
b)
undersoil
c)
subsoil
d)
bedrock
17.
Humus is.....
a)
the dead parts of plants and animals in soil.
b)
A food we eat with pretzels.
c)
The tiny particles inside of soil
d)
The roots that come off of a plant and live in soil.
18.
Which of the following best describes soil erosion?
a)
A. the breakdown of soil by chemicals
b)
A. the improvement of soil quality by fertilizers
c)
A. the breakdown of soil by drought
d)
A. the movement of soil by wind or water
19.
What are the three components of soil?
a)
insects, sand, topsoil
b)
clay, sand, humus
c)
topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
d)
earthworms, sand, silt
20.
What can you add to a compost pile to help the organic material decompose?
a)
Food Scraps
b)
Water
c)
Sticks
d)
Earthworms
21.
What is a soil horizon?
a)
A layer where all the rocks join to form soil.
b)
Where the roots grow to long onto the ground.
c)
Where the clay and silt combine in the grown.
d)
A layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers above or below it.
22.
What is soil a mixture of?
a)
dirt and leaves
b)
rocks and water
c)
air and food
d)
rock particles, minerals,decayed organic material, air and water
23.
What does it mean for soil to be "permeable"?
a)
If soil is permeable,it has curly hair.
b)
If soil is permeable,it has tiny spaces of air inside which allows water to travel through easily.
c)
If soil is permeable,it means that it is made of partly-weathered rock.
d)
If soil is permeable,it contains equal parts of sand,clay,and silt.
24.
What is plowing in curved rows that follow the shape of the land?
a)
contour plowing
b)
soil
c)
subsoil
d)
terrace farming
25.
What do you call the planting of crops on level sections called terraces?
a)
contour plowing
b)
subsoil
c)
terrace farming
d)
topsoil
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