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