Ch. 4 And 5 Test Part 1 (2015-2016) Question Preview (ID: 26541)
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Deposits of wind-blown dust, called ____________, are valuable resources because they can support the growth of crops.
a) Dune
b) Waves
c) Sandbar
d) Loess
A ____________ is a ridge of sand underneath the water's surface that is built up by the action of waves and currents.
a) Sandbar
b) Dunes
c) Waves
d) Barrier Island
Trees and shrubs may eventually grow on a ____________, or a long, narrow land formation that forms parallel to a coast.
a) Dune
b) Barrier Island
c) Loess
d) Waves
A ____________ is a mound of sand built up by wind.
a) Desert Pavement
b) Loess
c) Dune
d) Sandbar
The zigzag movement of sand along a beach resulting from waves that wash ashore at an angle is called ____________.
a) Longshore Drift
b) Longshore Current
c) Loess
d) Sandbar
____________ describes the overall direction and movement of waves that strike the shore at an angle.
a) Longshore Current
b) Longshore Drift
c) Waves
d) Dune
____________ is the physical or chemical breakdown of rocks.
a) Abrasion
b) Exfoliation
c) Weathering
d) mechanical
The process of wearing something down by friction is called ____________.
a) Abrasion
b) Exfoliation
c) Weathering
d) Mechanical
Ice, plant roots, and moving water can all cause ____________ weathering.
a) Mechanical
b) Chemical
c) Weathering
d) Rate
____________ is a process in which layers or sheets of rock gradually break off.
a) Abrasion
b) Exfoliation
c) Weathering
d) Mechanical
Composition and surface area both affect the ____________ at which a rock breaks down.
a) Location
b) Chemical
c) Mechanical
d) Rate
A farmer conserves her soil by reducing the number of times she plows. She is practicing
a) contour plowing
b) crop rotation
c) conservation tillage
d) terracing
Chemical weathering changes a rock's
a) texture
b) composition
c) exfoliation
d) pore space
Which of the following affects the rate at which a rock weathers?
a) surface area
b) texture
c) pore space
d) contour
In a soil profile, most organic material is found in the
a) the C horizon, which is the deepest layer of the soil
b) the B horizon, which contains material washed down from above
c) the A horizon, which is the upper layer of the soil
d) the layer of dead leaves on the surface of the ground
Tropical, desert, temperate, and arctic soils all have different characteristics because of their different
a) landforms
b) climates
c) horizons
d) abrasions
Once every few years, a farmer plants bean crops instead of wheat in her fields. The farmer is practicing soil
a) terracing
b) conservation tillage
c) crop rotation
d) windbreaking
Acid rain causes chemical weathering by
a) dissolving minerals in rocks
b) wearing away the surface of rocks
c) tumbling rocks against each other
d) freezing and expanding in rocks
Which climate type has conditions for the fastest chemical weathering?
a) cold, wet
b) cold, dry
c) hot, wet
d) hot, dry
A location that supports a lot of plant and animal life will likely have a soil profile with
a) a thick A horizon
b) no A horizon
c) a thick C horizon
d) no C horizon
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