WorksheetsChapter 6 Test
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name (Last, First)
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2.
Which of the following is NOT an example of mechanical weathering?
a)
freezing and thawing
b)
plant growth
c)
animals burrowing
d)
acid rain
3.
________ is the removal of rock particles by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
acid rain
d)
chemical weathering
4.
________ dissolves in rain water and forms carbonic acid which easily weathers rock such as marble and limestone.
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
limestone
d)
water
5.
Weathering occurs faster in which climate?
a)
dry
b)
dry and windy
c)
wet
d)
cold
6.
_________ is a loose mixture of rock particles, minerals, decayed organic material, air, and water in which plants can grow.
a)
humus
b)
subsoil
c)
C horizon
d)
soil
7.
________ is soil that is made up of equal parts clay, sand, and silt, and is best for growing most types of plants.
a)
humus
b)
loam
c)
topsoil
d)
subsoil
8.
How does contour plowing help prevent erosion?
a)
farmers leave dead weeds and stalks from previous crops to retain moisture
b)
farmers plant different crops in fields each year
c)
farmers plow fields along curves of the slope of the land to help slow runoff
d)
farmers lay down hay over planted seeds to prevent soil erosion
9.
A(n) ________ is a deep valley a river flows through near its source. As it flows, it cuts the valley deeper.
a)
meander
b)
v-shaped valley
c)
oxbow lake
d)
canyon
10.
Which of the following is NOT caused by rivers?
a)
beach
b)
waterfalls
c)
meanders
d)
delta
11.
Caves can be formed by erosion through chemical weathering caused by
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
nitrogen
c)
groundwater
d)
stalagmites
12.
Which of the following is NOT an example of deposition?
a)
beach
b)
dunes
c)
loess
d)
waterfall
13.
________ is the process that breaks down rock and other substances of Earth's surface.
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
d)
climate
14.
The A horizon is made up of
a)
medium rocks
b)
top soil
c)
subsoil
d)
bedrock
15.
How do animals help the soil?
a)
they add minerals and rock
b)
the decompose and mix the soil
c)
they eat organisms in the soil
d)
they remove the topsoil
16.
A(n) ________ is an active water channel that erodes land and transports sediment.
a)
stream
b)
meander
c)
moraine
d)
glacier
17.
How is an oxbow lake formed?
a)
blocks of ice melt, leaving depressions in the soil
b)
oxen plowing fields that are left barren and fill with water
c)
meanders are cut off by sediment deposits damming up the ends
d)
glaciers gouge depressions in the soil that are filled with melting snow
18.
When a river flows into the ocean it forms a landform where deposits of sediment are found known as a(n)
a)
beach
b)
bluff
c)
deposit
d)
delta
19.
________ are formed from deposits in dripping groundwater that hang on the roof of a cave.
a)
stalagmites
b)
loess
c)
stalactites
d)
dunes
20.
________ shape the coastline through erosion by breaking down rock and transporting sand and other sediment.
a)
waves
b)
wind
c)
rivers
d)
streams
21.
________ is the laying down or settling of eroded material.
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
mass wasting
22.
_______ is a process that breaks down rocks through chemical changes such as those that include water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, living organisms, and acid rain.
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
rust
d)
erosion
23.
The _______ is the bottom layer of soil containing partly weathered rock.
a)
loam
b)
bedrock
c)
B horizon
d)
C horizon
24.
________ is the solid layer of rock beneath the soil.
a)
cave
b)
bedrock
c)
mining level
d)
water table
25.
________ is the result of burning fossil fuels, which react with water vapor in the clouds forming acid.
a)
acid rain
b)
water pollution
c)
smog
d)
air pollution
26.
A(n) ________ is a cone-shaped calcite deposit that builds up from the floor of a cave.
a)
stalactite
b)
alien
c)
column
d)
stalagmite
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