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Weathering, Soil, And Erosion
Test Description: Vocabulary
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Mechanical or chemical surface processes that break rocks into smaller and smaller pieces.
A
terracing
B
weathering
C
oxidation
D
erosion
2) Physical process that breaks rocks apart without changing their chemical makeup; can be caused by ice wedging, animals, and plant roots.
A
mechanical weathering
B
chemical weathering
C
erosion weathering
D
deposition
3) Occurs when chemical reactions dissolve the minerals in rocks or change them into different minerals.
A
chemical weathering
B
mechanical weathering
C
oxidation
D
erosion
4) Chemical weathering process that occurs when metallic material is exposed to oxygen and water over time.
A
terracing
B
oxidation
C
deposition
D
erosion
5) A type of erosion that occurs when windblown sediments strike rocks and sediments, polishing and pitting their surface.
A
abrasion
B
weathering
C
oxidation
D
erosion
6) Mixture of weathered rock, decayed organic matter, mineral fragments, water, and air that can take thousands of years to develop.
A
water
B
soil
C
humus
D
rock
7) Dark-colored, decayed organic matter that supplies nutrients to plants and is found mainly in topsoil.
A
rock
B
water
C
humus
D
soil
8) Farming method used to reduce erosion on steep slopes.
A
oxidation
B
deposition
C
terracing
D
erosion
9) Process in which surface materials are worn away and transported from one place to another by agents such as gravity, water, wind, and glaciers.
A
deposition
B
oxidation
C
terracing
D
erosion
10) Dropping of sediments that occurs when an agent of erosion, such as gravity, a glacier, wind, or water, loses its energy and can no longer carry its load.
A
erosion
B
oxidation
C
terracing
D
deposition
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