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Rocks And Soil
Test Description: Test your rock cycle and soils knowledge
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The wearing away of soil and rock by the action of water, glacier, waves, wind, sun, and gravity.
A
erosion
B
deposition
C
transportation
D
lithification
2) The laying-down of rock-forming material naturally
A
metamorphism
B
deposition
C
melting
D
intrusion
3) Conversion of newly deposited sediment into a solid rock.
A
compaction & cementation
B
lithification & metamporphism
C
erosion & weathering
D
extrusion & deposition
4) Naturally occuring molten rock material generated and found within the Earth.
A
Magma
B
Lava
C
Igneous Rock
D
Metamorphic Rock
5) Rock formed by cooling and solidification of lava above the Earth's surface.
A
Igneous intrusive rock
B
Igneous extrusive rock
C
Metamorphic rock
D
Igneous inclusive rock
6) A layered rock resulting from the compaction and cementation of sediment.
A
ingeous intrusive rock
B
Sedimentary rock
C
Eroded rock
D
Metamorphic rock
7) Any of the chemical or mechanical processes by which rocks exposed to the atmosphere and undergoes changes in character and break down.
A
deposition
B
exhumation
C
weathering
D
erosion
8) The soil horizon with the most organic content
A
C Horizon
B
A Horizon
C
O Horizon
D
B Horizon
9) Soil with 40% Sand, 40% Silt and 20% clay is referred to as
A
Loam
B
Spodsols
C
Loom
D
Antisols
10) The process of nutrients being washed away from the A & B horizon is
A
Leeching
B
Erosion
C
Weathering
D
Infiltration
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