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Test Description: Soil and Weather review
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1) Soil is a mixture of all the following except:
A
air
B
dirt
C
organic material
D
rock particles
2) This is the solid layer beneath the soil.
A
granite
B
subsoil
C
crust
D
bedrock
3) This is organic material that is found in soil.
A
coal
B
humus
C
inorganic
D
halite
4) Which statement is not true of humus?
A
made from plant remains
B
dark in color
C
made from animal remains
D
Is mainly inorganic
5) Loam is consider very fertile soil because it has a good mixture of all the following except.
A
pebbles
B
sand
C
clay
D
silt
6) What scale is used to measure the acid/base level of a soil?
A
grade scale
B
loam scale
C
fish scale
D
pH scale
7) Which of the following is not a soil horizon?
A
D
B
A
C
C
D
B
8) Which of the following is not found in the A horizon of soil?
A
humus
B
water
C
bedrock
D
plant litter
9) Which climate would have the most topsoil?
A
desert soil
B
arctic soil
C
prairie soil
D
northern forest soil
10) What soil is best for growing most plants?
A
clay
B
loam
C
subsoil
D
sandy soil
11) This principle states that the geologic processes that operate today also operated in the past.
A
Big Bang Theory
B
evolution
C
natural selection
D
uniformitarianism
12) This is the process of wearing down rocks into sediments.
A
erosion
B
weathering
C
compaction
D
plate tectonics
13) This is the process of sediments be carried away by wind, water, ice or other forces.
A
plate tectonics
B
compaction
C
weathering
D
ersoion
14) Which of the following is not a type of mechanical weathering?
A
freezing and thawing
B
actions of animals
C
acid rain
D
abrasion
15) Which of the following is not a type of chemical weathering?
A
oxygen
B
freezing and thawing
C
acid rain
D
water
16) There are two primary factors that determine the rate at which a rock will weather. Rock type and ________________.
A
hardness of the minerals
B
temperature
C
climate
D
mineral compostion
17) A rock that has a lot of tiny holes is said to be _______________________.
A
permeable
B
soft
C
hard to chew
D
holy
18) In Station 1 of the lab, when the power was put into warm water, the power melted. When the new liquid was put into cool water the liquid ______________________.
A
boiled
B
evaporated
C
recrystallized
D
stayed a liquid
19) How does repeated freezing and thawing affect a rock?
A
it causes the rock to gain tiny holes
B
it causes it to crack and make sediments
C
It causes the rock to change color
D
it has little effect on a rock
20) In station 3 of the lab, all of the rock specimens are this type of rock.
A
igneous
B
metamorphic
C
sedimentary
D
granite
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