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NYS Regents Questions On Weathering And Soil Formation.
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The breakdown of rocks is
a) erosion
b) weathering
c) deposition
d) metamorphism
The movement of weathered particles is
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) metamorphism
Pieces of rocks broken down by physical and chemical weathering are
a) soil
b) sediments
c) organic matter
d) intrusions
Soil is made by
a) weathering of rocks only
b) organic matter only
c) weathering of rocks and organic matter
d) meteoroid impacts
Increasing vegetation will cause erosion to
a) increase
b) decrease
c) stay the same
d) increase then decrease
The horizon of well developed soil with the most organic matter is
a) A horizon
b) B horizon
c) C horizon
d) parent bedrock
Soil that does not match the bedrock below it is called
a) residual
b) transported
c) native
d) homogeneous
Soil that is formed from and matches the bedrock below it is
a) residual
b) transported
c) eroded
d) deposited
Root wedging breaks down rocks
a) physically
b) chemically
c) metamorphically
d) by convection
Frost action happens because when water freezes in the cracks of a rock it
a) dissolves the rock
b) absorbs into the rock
c) melts the rock
d) expands and widens the crack in the rock
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