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Weathering + Erosion
Earth Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| THE AMOUNT OF EACH KIND OF SOIL PARTICLE IN A SAMPLE DETERMINE THE _______ OF THE SOIL. | TEXTURE |
| WHAT ARE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF SOIL CALLED? | HORIZONS |
| AS A GLACIER MELTS IT DEPOSITS SOIL AND ROCK INTO PILES THAT ARE CALLED ____________. | MORAINES |
| OCCURS WHEN ROCKS RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER. | ABRASION |
| SMALL PARTICLES PRODUCED BY WEATHERING. | SEDIMENT |
| SEDIMENT USED FOR FARMING | NUTRIENTS |
| SEDIMENT AND ROCKS DROPPING IN A NEW LOCATION | DEPOSITION |
| FORMED WHEN MAGMA COOLS | IGNEOUS |
| PROCESS OF BREAKING DOWN ROCKS INTO SMALLER PIECES. | MECHANICAL WEATHERING |
| A PARTICLE THAT ALLOWS WATER AND AIR TO MIX IN THE SOIL. | SILT |
| THE PRIMARY FORCE BEHIND EROSION | GRAVITY |
| THE PROCESS OF BREAKING DOWN ROCKS. | WEATHERING |
| WATER, WIND, ICE. | AGENTS OF EROSION |
| SEDIMENT THAT A STREAM CARRIES | LOAD |
| DECAYED ORGANIC MATERIAL | HUMUS |
| AREA AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER | DELTA |
| THE PROCESS OF CHANGE THAT SCIENTISTS THINK HAPPENS TO ROCK. | ROCK CYCLE |
| THE MOST COMMON KINDS OF CHEMICAL WEATHERING ARE (A) OXIDATION AND ACID REACTION WITH MINERALS OR (B) FROST AND ABRASION | (A) OXIDATION AND ACID REACTION WITH MINERALS |
| GOD USES WEATHERING TO BREAK DOWN ROCKS TO FORM SOIL AND ____________NEEDED FOR PLANTS TO GROW. (A)TO PROVIDE WATER (B) TO REPLENISH THE MINERALS | (B) TO REPLENISH THE MINERALS |
| TRUE OR FALSE. SPELEOTHEMS IN CAVERNS ARE A RESULT OF CHEMICAL WEATHERING. | TRUE |
| WHAT IS LOOSE WEATHERED MATERIAL MOVING FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. | EROSION |
| TRUE OR FALSE. BECAUSE OF INDUSTRIAL SMOKE AND EXHAUST FROM CARS, CITIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ACID RAIN. | TRUE |
| BECAUSE SEDIMENT DROPS ACCORDING TO ITS WEIGHT, DEPOSITIONS OFTEN HAVE (A)LAYERS (B) CRACKS | (A) LAYERS |
| WHEN GRAVITY IS THE PRIMARY FACTOR IN ROCKS AND SEDIMENT MOVING, THE MOVEMENT IS CALLED (A) WAVE EROSION, (B)MASS MOVEMENTS | (B) MASS MOVEMENTS |
| NAME THE THREE CLASSIFICATIONS OF ROCK. | IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY, METAMORPHIC |
| NAME THE 5 SOIL HORIZONS | O HORIZON, TOPSOIL OR A HORIZON, SUBSOIL OR B HORIZON, C HORIZON, BEDROCK OR R HORIZON |
| TRUE OR FALSE. MOIST CLIMATES USUALLY EXPERIENCE MORE CHEMICAL WEATHERING THAN DRY CLIMATES. | TRUE |
| NAME AN AREA MOST LIKE TO EXPERIENCE WIND EROSIONS. | COASTAL AREAS. |
| WHAT MAKES UP SOIL? | SMALL PARTICLE OF ROCKS AND MINERALS PRODUCED FROM WEATHERING ALONG WITH WATER AIR AND HUMUS. |
| NAME THE AGENTS OF EROSION | WATER, WIND, ICE, GRAVITY |
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