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WorksheetsW.E.D. & Soil Review
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A glacier picking up a boulder and moving it along with it.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
2.
Ocean waves dropping off sand and building sand dunes.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
3.
Retaining walls can be built to help houses on hills fight against the gravitational slow mass movement downhill called creep.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
4.
Gravity causes a boulder to fall and break apart as it tumbles down the mountainside.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
5.
The process that breaks down rocks.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
6.
The process that transports and moves rocks and sediment.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
7.
The process that drops off rocks and sediment in a new location.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
8.
A tornado passes over farmland that has just been tilled and most of the topsoil was taken.
a)
Wind erosion
b)
Water erosion
c)
Gravity erosion
d)
Ice erosion
9.
Fast flowing rivers move rocks and sediment downstream.
a)
Wind erosion
b)
Water erosion
c)
Gravity erosion
d)
Ice erosion
10.
Glaciers picking up boulders the size of a house.
a)
Wind erosion
b)
Water erosion
c)
Gravity erosion
d)
Ice erosion
11.
Suddenly after the downpour of rain, a huge landslide occurred on the side of a steep hilltop.
a)
Wind erosion
b)
Water erosion
c)
Gravity erosion
d)
Ice erosion
12.
The ocean tosses sand and sediment around all along the shoreline.
a)
Wind erosion
b)
Wave erosion
c)
Gravity erosion
d)
Ice erosion
13.
As plants grow, their roots break apart rocks that get in their way.
a)
Biological chemical
b)
Biological physical
c)
Chemical
d)
Physical
14.
A glacier grinds and scrapes over the rock causing abrasion that carves land creating valleys.
a)
Biological chemical
b)
Biological physical
c)
Chemical
d)
Physical
15.
Acid rain reacts with limestone buildings and statues causing the mineral composition to change.
a)
Biological chemical
b)
Biological physical
c)
Chemical
d)
Physical
16.
Chipmunks burrow underground and dig huge networks of tunnels.
a)
Biological chemical
b)
Biological physical
c)
Chemical
d)
Physical
17.
Stone Mountain has crater-like dips and bumps at the top from water collecting and sitting in puddles that dissolve the rock over time.
a)
Biological chemical
b)
Biological physical
c)
Chemical
d)
Physical
18.
Rocks at higher elevations in the mountains weather faster than rocks at lower elevations because they are more exposed to weathering agents.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Smaller rocks and pebbles typically weather faster than larger rocks and boulders.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Climate and temperature does not have any effect or impact on the type of weathering or how fast rocks weather.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
If you drop a sugar cube into a glass of water, the sugar cube will dissolve after time. Which process would this be a model for?
a)
Differential weathering
b)
Biological weathering
c)
Chemical weathering
d)
Physical weathering
22.
Which of the following IS NOT an agent of physical/mechanical weathering?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
acid
d)
animals
23.
Which of the following IS NOT an agent of chemical weathering?
a)
water
b)
gravity
c)
acid
d)
air/oxygen
24.
If you see a "Watch for Falling Rocks" sign there could be rockfalls or rock slides caused by
a)
water
b)
gravity
c)
acid
d)
air/oxygen
25.
Which process is MOST responsible for the formation of the Grand Canyon?
a)
water erosion
b)
gravity erosion
c)
wind erosion
d)
ice erosion
26.
Which process is responsible for forming sea arches, sea stacks, and sea caves?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
ice
d)
waves
27.
The agent of physical/mechanical weathering in which rock is worn away by the grinding action of other rock particles is called
a)
Plant growth
b)
Oxidation
c)
Ice wedging
d)
Abrasion
28.
What is the term for the process where water flows down through horizon A taking nutrients to horizon B?
a)
subsoil
b)
leaching
c)
humus
d)
bedrock
29.
Nutrients are put back into soil from dead and decaying organic material.
a)
true
b)
false
30.
Humans do not have much of an impact on soil and soil erosion.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Ice, wind, water, gravity, and abrasion are agents for this type of weathering.
a)
physical
b)
chemical
c)
biological physical
d)
biological chemical
32.
Water, acid, air/oxygen, and acid rain are agents for this type of weathering.
a)
physical
b)
chemical
c)
biological physical
d)
biological chemical
33.
Plant roots and burrowing animals are agents for this type of weathering.
a)
physical
b)
chemical
c)
biological physical
d)
biological chemical
34.
Lichens are a plant/fungus that produce weak acids that can dissolve rock over time. What type of weathering is this?
a)
physical
b)
chemical
c)
biological physical
d)
biological chemical
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