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WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion, and Soil
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
What is weathering?
a)
the process of moving sediment from one place to another
b)
the breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface
c)
the remains of decayed plants and animals
2.
What are the smallest particles that make up soil called?
a)
sand
b)
bedrock
c)
clay
d)
humus
3.
What is humus?
a)
the bottom layer of soil
b)
the largest particle that makes up soil
c)
remains of decayed plants and animals in the soil
4.
The solid rock that forms Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment.
b)
bedrock.
c)
clay.
d)
sand.
5.
What is a horizon?
a)
a layer in the soil
b)
the breaking down of rock
c)
the movement of sediment from one place to another
6.
In which horizon would you find weathered rock?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
d)
humus
7.
Sinkholes are caused by...
a)
rainwater dissolving rock under the ground.
b)
plants and animals.
c)
the wind.
8.
If wind, water, or ice move sediment from one place to another, it is called...
a)
erosion.
b)
weathering.
c)
a sinkhole.
9.
Which of the following is NOT be found in topsoil?
a)
humus
b)
minerals
c)
sediment
d)
bedrock
10.
What happens immediately after rainwater dissolves rock under the ground?
a)
the opening becomes larger and larger as time passes
b)
it caves in
11.
Which of the following can cause weathering?
a)
fertilizing the land
b)
minerals and humus
c)
water, wind, plants, and animals
12.
What is the largest particle that makes up soil called?
a)
humus
b)
erosion
c)
clay
d)
sand
13.
Which horizon of soil is closest to the surface?
a)
bedrock
b)
topsoil
c)
subsoil
14.
The three soil horizons in order from closest to the surface to deepest down are...
a)
topsoil, subsoil, bedrock.
b)
topsoil, bedrock, subsoil.
c)
bedrock, subsoil, topsoil
15.
If a soil sample is dark, it was probably from...
a)
the desert.
b)
a forest.
c)
bedrock
16.
If a soil sample is light colored, it is probably from...
a)
the desert.
b)
a forest.
c)
a farm.
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