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WorksheetsEarth Space Science Unit 2 (Chapters 5, 6, & 7) Review Game
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 36mins
Choose all of the following that are causes of mechanical weathering.
frost wedging
oxidation
biological activity
unloading
Which cause of mechanical weathering can result in exfoliation?
biological activity
frost wedging
oxidation
unloading
Choose all of the following that occur with chemical weathering.
oxidation
carbonic acid
dissolving of silicate minerals
frost wedging
Water entering the joints and causing the edges and corners to become rounded is what kind of weathering?
spheroidal weathering
differential weathering
mechanical weathering
erosional weathering
Feldspar chemically weathers into (a) .
Choose all of the following that are factors that affect the rate of weathering.
amount of cracks/joints
mineral composition
climate
exposed surface area
This picture of Bryce Canyon shows what kind of weathering?
chemical weathering
mechanical weathering
differential weathering
spheroidal weathering
Choose all of the following that are components of soil.
air
mineral/rock matter
water
humus
Choose all of the following that are factors that affect soil formation.
parent material
climate
organisms
time
Soil texture is determined by
mineral composition.
parent material.
amount of humus.
particle size.
Soils that form on unconsolidated deposits are called (a) soil.
Which type of soil is found here?
laterite
pedalfer
pedocal
Soil erosion rates are (a) .
The force that causes mass movements is (a) .
Choose all of the following that are triggers of mass movements.
water
removal of vegetation
earthquakes
oversteepened slopes
Which mass movement is triggered by freezing and thawing of water in soil?
slump
creep
mudflow
earthflow
Stream erosion depends on the (a) of the stream.
Choose all of the following that affect the velocity of a stream.
gradient
discharge
channel size, shape, and roughness
elevation
What erodes the most sediment?
wind
glaciers
water
rocks
Choose all of the following places where stream velocity is the highest.
the center
at the surface
on the bottom
at the headwaters
A stream’s discharge (a) from its headwaters to its mouth.
The lowest point to which a stream can erode its channel is it (a) level.
Ultimate base level is where a stream empties into the (a) .
Which stream load is the largest?
dissolved load
suspended load
bedload
Capacity of a stream is determined by a stream’s (a) .
(a) is a measure of the largest particles a stream can carry.
Which sediment is deposited first when a stream slows down?
clay
silt
sand
gravel
Choose all of the following that are features in a narrow stream valley.
rapids
floodplain
waterfalls
meanders
oxbow lakes
Choose all of the following that cause floods.
rapid spring snow melt
light rains over a small area
heavy rains over a large area
increase in capacity and decrease in discharge of a stream
Choose all of the following that controls floods.
artificial levees
flood-control dams
limiting development
oxbow lakes
What is produced when water is pumped from a well?
zone of saturation
cone of depression
aquitard
zone of aeration
Caverns form when groundwater containing carbonic acid dissolves what rock?
(a)
Choose all of the following that are common in an area of karst topography.
caverns
streams
sinkholes
stalagmites and stalactites
Glaciers form above the (a) .
(a) is when a glacier lift rock off the ground and embeds it into the ice.
Icebergs are produced when ice breaks off a glacier at the ocean in a process called (a) .
Glacial (a) is any sediment deposited by glaciers.
The zone of _________________ is above the snowline.
accumulation
wastage
saturation
fracture
A _________________ is the bowl-shaped depression at the beginning of a glacial valley.
horn
arete
hanging valley
cirque
The __________________ moraine marks the farthest advancement of a glacier.
terminal
lateral
medial
ground
Playa lakes dry up and become (a) .
What causes the most erosion in the desert?
wind
glaciers
water
gravity
__________________ causes desert pavement.
Abrasion
Deflation
Plucking
Deposition
(a) are shallow depressions caused by deflation.
Saltation is when wind transports (a) grains along the surface.
Which side of a sand dune is steepest?
windward side
leeward side
Sand dunes move in the same direction as the (a) blows.
