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Weathering, Soil And Mass Wasting
Test Description: Review for Weathering, Soil and Mass Wasting Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This is the steepest angle at which loose material remains stationary without sliding
A
Sumping
B
Scarp
C
Slumping
D
Angle of repose
2) This is the most abundant weak acid involved in chemical weathering and soil formation
A
Citric
B
Sulfuric
C
Hydrochloric
D
Carbonic
3) This type of weathering occurs when the internal structure of a mineral is altered.
A
Mechanical
B
Chemical
C
Physical
D
Water
4) This has the slowest rate of downhill movement of soil
A
Slide
B
Creep
C
Flow
D
Fall
5) This is the process where weathered rock is removed from one area and transported to another
A
Erosion
B
Slumping
C
Mass Wasting
D
Angle of Repose
6) This is the mechanical breakup of rock by the expansion of freezing water in cracks and crevices
A
Erosion
B
Mass Wasting
C
Frost Wedging
D
Oxidation
7) This is the force that moves soil down a slope
A
Gravity
B
Strong
C
Electromagnetic
D
Weak
8) The greater this is, the greater gravity will affect weathered rock or soil
A
Angle of Repose
B
Inclination of Slope
C
Frost Wedging
D
Slump
9) The down slope movement of rock, regolith, and soil under the direct influence of gravity
A
Weathering
B
Creep
C
Mass Wasting
D
Erosion
10) This type of weathering breaks rock into smaller pieces without changing it chemically
A
Mechanical
B
Chemical
C
Oxidation
D
Rusting
11) Factors that affect this include climate, slope, and type of vegetation
A
Soil Texture Triangle
B
Angle of Repose
C
Natural Soil Erosion
D
Carbonic Acid
12) This is a type of chemical weathering that affects the iron in rocks that contain silicate minerals
A
Erosion
B
Mechanical Weathering
C
Frost Wedging
D
Oxidation
13) This is soil that develops on top of bedrock
A
Moist
B
Residual
C
Transported
D
Dry
14) This is the exposed, crescent shaped ruptured surface at the head of a slump
A
Slump
B
Creep Angle
C
Terrace slope
D
Scarp
15) This is a block of unconsolidated regolith that slides downhill along a curved surface
A
Sliding
B
Slumping
C
Falling
D
Scarping
16) This is the slow, downslope flow of water saturated material in permafrost areas
A
Solifluction
B
Slumping
C
Falling
D
Scarping
17) This is composed of mineral matter, water, air, and organic matter
A
Soil
B
Silt
C
Ragolith
D
Sediment
18) Soil profiles are divided into different zones or layers called this
A
Soil Horizons
B
Strata
C
Soil flaps
D
Soil Spheres
19) This is used to determine the percentages of sand, silt and clay in a soil
A
Inclination of Slope
B
Rise Run Theorem
C
Angle of Repose
D
Soil Texture Triangle
20) This includes all soil horizons above the C-horizon
A
Solum or True Soil
B
Accumulation zone
C
Top Soil
D
Bed Rock
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