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WorksheetsSoil and erosion
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 37mins
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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 process of transporting sediments from location to another?
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Compaction
3.
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
4.
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
5.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?
a)
glacier
b)
iceberg
c)
ice wedging
d)
dune
6.
What soil traps water in?
a)
a. soil
b)
b. clay
c)
c. silt
d)
d. loam
7.
A river flowing across a wide flood plain begins to form loop-like bends called -
a)
rills
b)
meanders
c)
outside curves
d)
deltas
8.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
9.
All of the following are causes of physical weathering except...
a)
plant growth
b)
wind
c)
acid rain
d)
running water
10.
The seasons are:
a)
spring and summer
b)
spring, summer, winter, and fall
c)
winter and fall
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