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Weathering/Erosion/Soil

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What Soil Horizon is highlighted in RED?

a)

Weathered Rock

b)

Bedrock

c)

Topsoil

d)

Subsoil

e)

Humus

2.

What soil layer is highlighted in RED?

a)

Topsoil

b)

Bedrock

c)

Subsoil

d)

Humus

e)

Weathered Rock

3.

What soil layer is highlighted in RED?

a)

Subsoil

b)

Topsoil

c)

Weathered Rock

d)

Humus

e)

Bedrock

4.

What soil layer is highlighted in RED?

a)

Subsoil

b)

Topsoil

c)

Humus

d)

Bedrock

e)

Weathered Rock

5.

What soil layer is highlighted in RED?

a)

Bedrock

b)

Topsoil

c)

Weathered Rock

d)

Subsoil

e)

Humus

6.

Which Soil Horizon is "A"?

a)

Subsoil

b)

Topsoil

c)

Humus

d)

Weathered Rock

e)

Bedrock

7.

Which Soil Horizon is "B"?

a)

Subsoil

b)

Topsoil

c)

Humus

d)

Weathered Rock

e)

Bedrock

8.

Which Soil Horizon is "C"?

a)

Topsoil

b)

Humus

c)

Subsoil

d)

Weathered Rock

e)

Bedrock

9.

Which Soil Horizon is "D"?

a)

Topsoil

b)

Subsoil

c)

Humus

d)

Weathered Rock

e)

Bedrock

10.

Which Soil Horizon is "O"?

a)

Topsoil

b)

Subsoil

c)

Humus

d)

Bedrock

e)

Weathered Rock

11.

When organic material decays, it becomes what?

a)

Subsoil

b)

Topsoil

c)

Humus

d)

Weathered Rock

12.

Which layer contain most of the Fungi, Worms and Organic matter?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

13.

Which Soil has the most organic matter (Humus)?

a)

X because it is smoother

b)

X because it is darker

c)

Y because it has minerals

d)

Y because it has more rock particles

14.

How do Worms help the soil?

a)

They help with Chemical weathering.

b)

They break up rocks into sediment.

c)

They absorb water from soil.

d)

They eat decaying matter and break it up.

15.

Which describes Soil Horizon "O"?

a)

This layer is made of decomposing materials.

b)

This layer is made of weathered rocks.

c)

This light layer contain no humus.

16.

Which describes Soil Horizon "A"?

a)

This dark layer has minerals and humus.

b)

This dark layer has no humus.

c)

This lighter layer is made of clay.

17.

Which Soil Horizon is "B"?

a)

This light layer has minerals, clay and some humus.

b)

This light layer has only weathered rock.

c)

This dark layer has lots of humus.

18.

Which Soil Horizon is "C"?

a)

This light layer has minerals and humus.

b)

This light layer contains no humus.

c)

This dark layer contains organic material.

19.

What is the movement of sediment to a new location?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

20.

What is the breaking down of rock into sediment?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

21.

What is the dropping of sediment?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

22.

What process is happening in this picture?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Sedimentation

23.

What process is happening in this picture?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

24.

What process formed this Delta?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

25.

Which mountains are younger?

a)

Rockies because they have sharper peaks.

b)

Rockies because their layers are more exposed.

c)

Rockies because they are in cooler climate.

d)

Appalachians because they have rounded tops.

26.

What would cause this boulder to get smaller over time?

a)

Its weight would compress it.

b)

The sun's heat would evaporate water from it.

c)

Rock particles will cement into smaller layers.

d)

Wind and water will weather its surface.

27.

What process would destroy this sandcastle?

a)

Weathering by wind

b)

Weathering by water

c)

Erosion by wind

d)

Erosion by water

28.

What is the physical or mechanical breaking down of rocks into sediment?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Soil Horizon

29.

What is happening in picture "X"?

a)

Graph shows sediment being moved through erosion.

b)

Graph shows rocks being broken down through deposition.

c)

Graph shows sediment being moved through weathering.

d)

Graph shows rock being broken down through weathering.

30.

What is happening in picture "Y"?

a)

Graph shows rocks being broken down through deposition.

b)

Graph shows sediment being moved through weathering.

c)

Graph shows rock being broken down through sedimentation.

d)

Graph shows rock being moved through erosion.

31.

What process formed Imnaha Canyon?

a)

Evaporation of the river over a few years

b)

Movement of ice downhill to the ocean

c)

Moving water over millions of years

d)

Subduction of plate boundaries

32.

What will eventually happen to this rock?

a)

Rock will absorb oxygen from plant and break.

b)

Plant roots will weather and break the rock.

c)

Plant roots will erode the rock.

d)

Rock will absorb minerals from the plant.

33.

As water hits this coastal cliff, what will it eventually look like?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

What geographical feature is shown in this picture?

a)

a Trench

b)

an Island

c)

a Delta

d)

a Beach