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Soil, Rocks And Landforms
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1) Physical and Chemical Weathering are both processes that ______________.
A
dissolve rocks and form caves
B
break earth material into small pieces
C
change earth materials into small pieces
D
use water to move rocks to new locations
2) When water fills cracks in rocks and freezes it causes rocks to break apart because water ____________________ when it freezes.
A
contracts
B
goes away
C
expands
D
dissolves
3) Abrasion causes rocks to break into smaller pieces because of _____________________.
A
sediment
B
erosion
C
weathering
D
deposition
4) Pieces of rock move down a mountain because of the melting snow, this causes ____________.
A
depostion
B
weathering
C
sediment
D
erosion
5) A crack in a rock fills with water and freezes causing _______________.
A
weathering
B
deposition
C
erosion
D
sediment
6) Calcite in limestone reacts with acid rain which causes ___________.
A
deposition
B
sediment
C
weathering
D
erosion
7) Sand carried by wind settles and creates dunes in a valley, this is caused by _____________.
A
sediment
B
erosion
C
deposition
D
weathering
8) Most landforms take a long time to change. Which answer describes how a landform can change rapidly?
A
Earthquakes
B
Erosion
C
Depostion
D
Freezing water
9) What resource is NONRENEWABLE?
A
Natural Gas
B
animals
C
air
D
water
10) Which resource is RENEWABLE?
A
minerals
B
coal
C
plants
D
natural gas
11) Many materials should be considered part of soil including humus. Which 2 would NOT be considered part of soil?
A
water and air
B
worms and boulders
C
clay and gravel
D
pebbles and sand
12) What evidence helps you know a rock has been shaped by the process of abrasion over a long period of time?
A
it is a sedimentary rock
B
water is present
C
smooth, round surface
D
rough, jagged surface
13) How are physical and chemical weathering similar?
A
they both require exposure to air
B
they both change rocks into new materials
C
they both dissolve rocks
D
they both break rocks into smaller pieces
14) How are physical and chemical weathering different?
A
physical weathering creates smaller pieces of rock, chemical weathering doesn't
B
chemical weathering is faster than physical weathering
C
chemical weathering produces new materials, physical weathering doesn't
D
you need water for physical weathering, but not for chemical weathering
15) A student had a piece of Limestone. He put it in a weak acid (vinegar). After letting it sit overnight, he poured the liquid into an evaporation dish. What do you think he saw after all the liquid evaporated?
A
white crystals
B
a cloudy film
C
a green powdering substance
D
nothing, it all evaporated
16) What is most likely to make a rock break into pieces?
A
leaves decaying on a rock
B
animals digging next to a rock
C
snow melting in a crack in a rock
D
water freezing in a crack in a rock
17) Which is NOT a property that describes how soil might be different.
A
size of earth material
B
ability to retain water
C
who looks at it
D
kind of earth material
18) A river pours into the ocean. Earth materials are deposited over a wide area. Which landform is likely to form?
A
valley
B
mountain
C
alluvial fan
D
delta
19) Which factor causes particles of earth material to settle sooner when they are traveling down a river?
A
a steep slope
B
large particle size
C
water that moves quickly
D
a large amount of flowing water
20) Which sentence does NOT describe erosion?
A
pieces of rock carried by water settle in a new location
B
water carries pieces of rock away from a canyon
C
the rock produces new materials
D
pieces of rock are blown away by the wind
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