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Unit 7 Freshwater and Soils Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the land or area that drains into a specific river system.

a)

Watershed

b)

Aquifer

c)

Porosity

d)

Water Table

2.

The process by which Earth materials are carried away (transported) by wind, water, gravity, or ice.

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Physical Weathering

d)

Chemical Weathering

3.

The process by which sediments are laid down.

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Physical Weathering

d)

Chemical Weathering

4.

Permeable rocks containing water.

a)

Aquifer

b)

Watertable

c)

Zone of Aeration

d)

Permeability

5.

The underground region where all of the pores are filled with water.

a)

Zone of saturation

b)

Zone of aeration

c)

Watertable

d)

Watershed

6.

A deposit shaped like an icicle hanging from the roof of a cave.

a)

Stalagtite

b)

Stalagmite

c)

Column

d)

Watertable

7.

Amount of empty/air space in a substance.

a)

Zone of saturation

b)

Zone of aeration

c)

Porosity

d)

Watershed

8.

The upper surface of the zone of saturation.

a)

Zone of saturation

b)

Zone of aeration

c)

Watertable

d)

Watershed

9.

The rate at which a fluid can move through a material.

a)

Aquifer

b)

Porosity

c)

Zone of Aeration

d)

Permeability

10.

A layer in a soil profile.

a)

Soil horizon

b)

Watershed

c)

Water table

d)

Soil profile

11.

Which of these are responsible for moving weathered sediments?

a)

Gravity

b)

Wind

c)

Water

d)

Sand

12.

Which is an example of chemical weathering?

a)

The dissolving of limestone by acid rain

b)

Pulverized rock resulting from a landslide

c)

    Splits in a rock due to tree roots

d)

     A rock worn away due to sand abrasion

13.

U-shaped valleys are formed from what?

a)

Rivers

b)

Glaciers

c)

Wind

d)

Water

14.

What process typically follows weathering?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Metamorphism

d)

Expansion

15.

Which type of rock appears to be the most easily eroded?

a)

Limestone

b)

Basalt

c)

Sandstone

d)

Shale

16.

The formation of soil is a long process. What is the first step in soil formation?

a)

Water dissolves limestone and the material leaches into weathered rock.

b)

Surface rocks are broken down by mechanical and chemical weathering.

c)

Solid layers of rock are transformed under heat and pressure into clay and sand.

d)

Organic material is mixed with sand and gravel.

17.

When trees grow through sidewalks, what type of weathering is occurring?

a)

Chemical Weathering

b)

Physical Weathering

c)

Wind Erosion

d)

Water Erosion

18.

11. Which answer below matches the number in the drawing with the correct name of a sedimentary formation?

a)

1 – alluvial fan, 2 – flood plain, 3 – delta    

b)

  1 – alluvial fan, 2 – delta, 3 – flood plain

c)

  1 – delta, 2 – alluvial fan, 3 – flood plain

d)

1 – flood plain, 2 – delta, 3 – alluvial fan

19.

You find a soil sample with a texture of 40% sand, 40% silt, and 20% clay.  What is the texture of the soil?

a)

Loam

b)

Sandy Loam

c)

Clay Sand

d)

Sandy Silt

20.

You find a soil sample with 20% sand, 70% silt, and 10% clay. What is the texture of the soil? 

a)

Silt Loam

b)

Sandy Clay

c)

Loam

d)

Clay

21.

What erosional force would make this structure in a desert?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Biological Organisms

22.

This zone would contain partially weathered bedrock.

a)

O

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

23.

This layer of the soil profile would be affected by weathering and erosion the most.

a)

O

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

24.

This layer of the soil profile would be referred to as humus.

a)

O

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

25.

Which diagram below best represents the most common arrangement of zones in a water table?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

Which of these area sources of freshwater. Choose all that apply.

a)

Rivers

b)

Oceans

c)

Aquifers

d)

Springs

27.

The water table can lower due to ______________.

a)

droughts

b)

Over pumping wells

c)

Animals

d)

salt water intrusion

28.

What process is shown at number 3?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Infiltration

d)

Runoff

29.

What process is shown at number 4?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Infiltration

d)

Runoff

30.

What process is shown with number 2?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Condensation

31.

What process is shown with number 3?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Condensation

32.

The (a)   drives the water cycle and is the ultimate energy source.

33.

Saltwater intrusion is most likely to happen in which province of Virginia?

a)

Coastal Plains

b)

Valley and Ridge

c)

Blue Ridge

d)

Piedmont

34.

Karst topography is most likely to occur with what type of rocK?

a)

Limestone

b)

Loose sediment

c)

Igneous

d)

Sandstone

35.

What feature sis shown with letter B?

a)

Stalagtite

b)

Stalagmite

c)

Flowstone

d)

Column

36.

Which of these is NOT a major Virginia watershed.

a)

Chesapeake Bay

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Gulf of California

d)

North Carolina Sounds

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