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WorksheetsWeathering, Erosion, Soil, Water Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The breakdown of rocks
Erosion
Weathering
Stunting
Chemistry
Disintegration of rocks into small pieces of the same stuff is...
Good weathering
Bad weathering
Mechanical weathering
Chemical weathering
Decomposition of rocks into different substances is...
Mechanical erosion
Chemical erosion
Mechanical weathering
chemical weathering
These are types of mass movements
Slide, fall, creep, slump, flow
Gravity, glaciers, wind, water
mud, silt, sand, clay
soil horizons
What is the number 1 agent of erosion
wind
water
earth
gravity
Which soil horizon has humus
A
B
C
Bedrock
Which soil horizon is the most developed?
A
B
C
Bedrock
Which soil horizon is the least developed?
A
B
C
bedrock
What is the term used to describe minerals moving down soil horizons?
Percolating
Infiltrating
Water table
Leaching
Rocks turning a reddish color from oxidation is an example of...
chemical weathering
mechanical weathering
till
moraines
The location of erosion of a riverbed is on the...
outside
inside
right side
left side
What are the curves or bends in a river called?
angles
bendy-bends
meanders
shoppers
What is the name of poorly sorted material that is moved by glaciers
Teel
Fill
Till
Bill
What is the most important factor that determines a soil's characteristic?
Type of bedrock it eroded from
Color
Texture
Color and texture
What are the 2 types of wind deposits?
Dunes and buggies
Loess and rock silt
sinkholes
dunes and loess
Wind cannot, generally, move these objects...
Silt
Sand
Cobbles
Feathers
If rocks are broken down, but aren't moved, they are...
weathered
eroded
shifted
dancing
When fences on a hill start leaning downhill over time, what has occurred?
Fall
Slump
Slide
Creep
Rock layers that allow water to move through them are called
permeable
filters
aquicludes
aquifers
The area above the water table is known as the...
zone of saturation
zone of infiltration
zone of aeration
bedrock
Which of the following describe a mature stream?
valleys
fast flow, erosion > deposition, rapids
oxbow lakes, extensive floodplains, very slow flow
wider valley, slower flow, erosion = deposition, meanders
What are two factors that are constantly reshaping our shorelines?
wind and water
erosion and deposition
plate tectonics and volcanic eruptions
thunderstorms and hurricanes
What is a glacier?
A block of ice
A flowing river of ice
Mountain-top removal
Antarctica
How long does it take for a centimeter of topsoil to develop?
1 year
10 years
100 years
1000 years
After heavy rain, rivers and streams often appear muddy because of....
Turtles
Acid Rain
Leaching
Runoff containing sediment
