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5th-6th Grade Ch. 2 Review: Weathering And Erosion, Part 1
Test Description: Chapter 2- Weathering and Erosion Review, Part 1
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the process of wind picking up loose sediment and carrying it away?
A
deflation
B
load
C
moraine
D
deposition
2) What is the sediment that a stream carries called?
A
depositon
B
deflation
C
moraine
D
load
3) What is the dropping of sediment and rock in a new location called?
A
deposition
B
delta
C
deflation
D
moraine
4) What is an area of sediment deposited at the mount of a river?
A
delta
B
deposition
C
morain
D
load
5) What is a pile of rocks and soil deposited by a glacier?
A
delta
B
moraine
C
load
D
deposition
6) What are layers of soil called?
A
humus
B
sand
C
texture
D
horizons
7) What is the largest kind of particle in soil?
A
sand
B
dirt
C
silt
D
clay
8) What are the smallest particles of weathered rocks and minerals called?
A
sand
B
horizons
C
humus
D
sediment
9) What is decayed organic material found in soil?
A
sediment
B
horizons
C
humus
D
sand
10) What is the amount of each kind of particle in a soil sample called?
A
sediment
B
horizons
C
texture
D
sand
11) The process of breaking down rocks is called ____.
A
frost wedging
B
erosion
C
exfoliation
D
weathering
12) A ____ forms when unmelted snow gets compacted down into ice.
A
delta
B
glacier
C
morain
D
load
13) A fertile soil that has equal parts of sand and silt combined with about half as much clay is called ___.
A
subsoil
B
humus
C
horizons
D
loam
14) Unweathered rock that influences the soil around it is called _____.
A
loam
B
bedrock
C
subsoil
D
topsoil
15) ___ changes rock into new substances.
A
Mechanical weathering
B
Exfoliation
C
Chemical weathering
D
Frost action
16) If a bronze statue with marble base starts to dissolve and discolor, what could be a likely cause of this?
A
acid rain
B
soil creeping
C
mechanical weathering
D
a mudslide
17) What causes depositions to have a layered look?
A
The sediment settling according to its color.
B
The sediment settling according to its weight.
C
The sediment settling according to its favorite animal.
D
The sediment settling according to its size.
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