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Unit 3: Soil

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a large, slow-moving mass of ice and snow on land called?

a)

Loess

b)

Glacier

c)

Mudflow

d)

Rockfall

2.

Which term describes a deposit of wind-blown silt and clay?

a)

Dune

b)

Loess

c)

Humus

d)

Soil Horizon

3.

What is the process called when soil and rock move slowly down a slope?

a)

Creep

b)

Landslide

c)

Mudflow

d)

Rockfall

4.

Which of the following is a type of soil layer?

a)

Soil Profile

b)

Soil Horizon

c)

Humus

d)

Marsh

5.

What is the organic component of soil formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material?

a)

Loess

b)

Humus

c)

Glacier

d)

Barrier Island

6.

Which term refers to a ridge of sand formed by the wind?

a)

Dune

b)

Glacier

c)

Loess

d)

Mudflow

7.

What is a low-lying wetland area that is often flooded called?

a)

Marsh

b)

Barrier Island

c)

Soil Profile

d)

Rockfall

8.

Which of the following is a type of mass wasting involving the rapid movement of a large amount of earth material?

a)

Creep

b)

Landslide

c)

Soil Horizon

d)

Humus

9.

What is the term for a long, narrow island that forms parallel to a coast?

a)

Marsh

b)

Barrier Island

c)

Glacier

d)

Loess

10.

Which term describes the mixture of weathered rock, organic matter, water, and air?

a)

Soil

b)

Humus

c)

Loess

d)

Glacier

11.

What is the term for the material carried and deposited by glaciers?

a)

Glacial Drift

b)

Loess

c)

Dune

d)

Mudflow

12.

Which of the following is a sudden and rapid movement of rock down a slope?

a)

Rockfall

b)

Creep

c)

Landslide

d)

Mudflow

13.

What is the term for a flow of water-saturated earth material?

a)

Mudflow

b)

Glacier

c)

Loess

d)

Dune

14.

Which of the following describes the vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the underlying rock?

a)

Soil Profile

b)

Soil Horizon

c)

Humus

d)

Marsh

15.

What is the term for the gradual downhill movement of soil and rock?

a)

Creep

b)

Rockfall

c)

Landslide

d)

Mudflow