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Soil, Rocks And Landforms
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1) Physical and Chemical Weathering are both processes that ______________.
A
break earth material into small pieces
B
change earth materials into small pieces
C
dissolve rocks and form caves
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
dissolves
B
contracts
C
goes away
D
expands
3) Abrasion causes rocks to break into smaller pieces because of _____________________.
A
erosion
B
weathering
C
sediment
D
deposition
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
weathering
B
sediment
C
erosion
D
deposition
6) Calcite in limestone reacts with acid rain which causes ___________.
A
deposition
B
erosion
C
sediment
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
Erosion
B
Depostion
C
Earthquakes
D
Freezing water
9) What resource is NONRENEWABLE?
A
Natural Gas
B
water
C
animals
D
air
10) Which resource is RENEWABLE?
A
plants
B
minerals
C
coal
D
natural gas
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
clay and gravel
C
pebbles and sand
D
water and air
12) What evidence helps you know a rock has been shaped by the process of abrasion over a long period of time?
A
smooth, round surface
B
rough, jagged surface
C
it is a sedimentary rock
D
water is present
13) How are physical and chemical weathering similar?
A
they both dissolve rocks
B
they both require exposure to air
C
they both break rocks into smaller pieces
D
they both change rocks into new materials
14) How are physical and chemical weathering different?
A
chemical weathering produces new materials, physical weathering doesn't
B
physical weathering creates smaller pieces of rock, chemical weathering doesn't
C
you need water for physical weathering, but not for chemical weathering
D
chemical weathering is faster than physical 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
nothing, it all evaporated
B
a green powdering substance
C
a cloudy film
D
white crystals
16) What is most likely to make a rock break into pieces?
A
snow melting in a crack in a rock
B
leaves decaying on a rock
C
water freezing in a crack in a rock
D
animals digging next to a rock
17) Which is NOT a property that describes how soil might be different.
A
kind of earth material
B
size of earth material
C
ability to retain water
D
who looks at it
18) A river pours into the ocean. Earth materials are deposited over a wide area. Which landform is likely to form?
A
alluvial fan
B
mountain
C
valley
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
a large amount of flowing water
C
large particle size
D
water that moves quickly
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
pieces of rock are blown away by the wind
D
water carries pieces of rock away from a canyon
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