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Weathering And Erosion
Test Description: Chapter 9 - Earth Science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which layer of the soil contains the humus?
A
subsoil
B
bedrock
C
lava
D
topsoil
2) Plants grow in what layer of soil
A
humus
B
bedrock
C
topsoil
D
subsoil
3) Small bits of weathered rock is known as
A
delta
B
sediment
C
humus
D
bedrock
4) Moving weathered rock from one place to another is known as
A
glaciation
B
deposition
C
frost weathering
D
erosion
5) Dropping sediments in a new place is known as
A
deposition
B
delta
C
erosion
D
sedimentation
6) A delta is located where
A
a river begins
B
a stream meets a river
C
a glacier forms
D
a river meets the sea
7) What forms soil?
A
weathered rock, air humus, water
B
weathered rock, air, grass
C
water, air, leaves
D
fossils, humus, boulders, pebbles
8) What causes rocks to weather?
A
wind
B
plants
C
water
D
all of the above
9) What two things are caused by gravity?
A
deltas and tornadoes
B
wind and water
C
landslides and avalanches
D
weathering and windstorms
10) What is abrasion?
A
a volcano spewing out lava
B
a river of ice that stays frozen all year
C
rocks wearing down by friction
D
rapid downhill movement of soil and rocks
11) What is a glacier?
A
a large amount of frozen precipitation in one area
B
a large amount of snow that falls rapidly down a mountain
C
huge rocks that form after a volcano erupts
D
a large sheet or river of ice that stays frozen all year
12) What part of the soil does not contain any weathered rocks?
A
subsoil
B
bedrock
C
sand
D
topsoil
13) What two forces push land upwards?
A
earthquakes and volcanoes
B
oceans and geysers
C
glaciers and wind
D
rivers and streams
14) What is found in humus?
A
clay
B
sand
C
decaying material
D
rocks
15) What types of weathered rocks is soil made of?
A
boulders, rocks, pebbles
B
grass, leaves, tree roots
C
sand, silt, clay
D
glass, trash, dead animals
16) What landform is caused by a glacier?
A
mountain
B
moraine
C
delta
D
allluvial fan
17) What type of valley does a glacier form?
A
C shaped
B
V shaped
C
O shaped
D
U shaped
18) Erosion happens
A
neither slowly nor rapidly
B
rapidly
C
slowly
D
both slowly and rapidly
19) Which of the following is a landform?
A
sand dune
B
lake
C
pond
D
river
20) How can people cause erosion?
A
Eating too many vegetables
B
Building sidewalks and driveways and chopping down trees
C
Hiking through mountains
D
Singing too loudly
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