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WorksheetsLithosphere Part 2
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
Growth and activities of organisms can speed up the chemical weathering of rocks. Which organisms naturally cause most of the chemical weathering of rocks?
a)
small mammals
b)
plant seedlings
c)
mosses
d)
insects
2.
Which of these best describes how the surface of the beach is formed?
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
mass movement
d)
volcanic eruption
3.
Some forests develop after farmland is abandoned. Grasses may be overtaken by pine trees which are eventually replaced by hardwood trees. During this process, the soil also changes. Which change during this process is a form of chemical weathering?
a)
Water intake by trees reduces soil water content
b)
Recycled organic matter from trees lowers soil pH
c)
Rocks broken apart by tree roots add texture to the soil
d)
Increased shade from the tree canopy lowers soil temperature
4.
Which is an example of organic weathering of rocks?
a)
glaciers moving large pieces of a fractured rock
b)
tree roots growing in a fractured rock
c)
ice freezing on a rock surface
d)
wind blowing sand against a rock surface
5.
Which of these is a property of water that allows it to transport materials through the Earth system?
a)
It expands as it solidifies
b)
It is transparent
c)
It dissolves many substances
d)
It is a compound
6.
A group of citizens want to have a statue built out of marble. They want to place it in a climate that has a slow rate of chemical weathering. In which type of climate would it be best to place the statue for the slowest rate of chemical weathering?
a)
hot and dry
b)
cold and dry
c)
hot and humid
d)
cold and humid
7.
Some aquifers are composed of limestone and dolomite. Which process increases the open spaces of the aquifer formation?
a)
wave action
b)
wind erosion
c)
tensional faulting
d)
chemical weathering
8.
What is one effect the hydrosphere has on the lithosphere?
a)
erosion of rocks
b)
evaporation of water
c)
heating of the core
d)
melting of the crust
9.
Before rock can become soil. It must undergo certain processes. One process in the formation of soil involves plants. How can plants chemically change rocks into soil?
a)
They weather rocks with acid
b)
They strip the rocks of minerals
c)
They break rocks into small pieces
d)
They increase the density of the rocks
10.
Which of these serve as protective barriers along coastlines and are often destroyed when hit by a strong hurricane?
a)
the erosion of land along coastline
b)
the buildup of dunes along the coast over time
c)
the new construction of buildings along the coastline
d)
the buildup of organic material from oil rigs along the coast
11.
Which of these natural disasters is least likely to cause major damage to a prarie ecosystem?
a)
flood
b)
tornado
c)
earthquake
d)
hurricane
12.
A volcano releases a towering plume of toxic ash and gases into the atmosphere. Which of these would best allow scientists to warn officials of a need for evacuation of people living far away from the volcano?
a)
computer modeling of movement of the atmosphere
b)
an accurate measurement of the height of the volcano
c)
a careful count of the number of people living near the volcano
d)
an estimate of the number of gas masks available for emergency personnel
13.
A farmer has a steeply sloping pasture that is eroding. Which is the best option to stop the immediate erosion of the topsoil?
a)
Increase the amount of vegtation on the sloping pasture
b)
Plant trees and shrubs at the bottom of the sloping pasture
c)
Increase the soil thickness
d)
Increase the organic content of the soil
14.
All of the following are a classification of sediment except:
a)
Clay
b)
Soil
c)
Sand
d)
Silt
15.
All of the following make up the main types of mechanical weathering except?
a)
Frost wedging
b)
Erosion
c)
Unloading
d)
Biological Weathering
16.
Constructive forces build a new mountain range. How will weathering and erosion change the features of the mountain range over time?
a)
layering the rocks
b)
crystallizing the rocks
c)
folding the layers of the rocks
d)
rounding the shapes of the rocks
17.
Which contributes the most to beach erosion?
a)
animal activity
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
wave action
18.
Two processes are involved in the formation of a sand dune. Which two processes best describe how a sand dune forms?
a)
Wind erosion then deposition
b)
Plate movement then deposition
c)
Wind erosion then water erosion
d)
Water erosion then plate movement
19.
Which of these provides the best evidence that Earth's crust is divided into tectonic plates?
a)
distribution of rock types on Earth's surface
b)
distribution of earthquakes on the Earth's suface
c)
distribution of biomes on Earth's surface
20.
A rock has most likely traveled a long distance from its place of origin if it is?
a)
very small
b)
rounded and smooth
c)
partially faded
d)
rough and dense
21.
Halite (Salt) minerals being dissolved out of a rock by water would be an example of?
a)
Exfoliation
b)
Biological Weathering
c)
Chemical Weathering
d)
Mechanical Weathering
22.
After unloading, igneous rock expands and large outer slabs break off in sheets making a dome shape, a process called?
a)
Unloading
b)
Weathering
c)
Exfoliaiton
d)
Frost Wedging
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