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