Rock Cycle, WED, Soil Question Preview (ID: 41692)


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All of the following can decrease soil erosion except
a) contour farming
b) terracing
c) planting trees
d) deforestation

Soil texture is determined by the percentage of
a) sand silt and clay
b) fossils air and water
c) organic matter and water
d) minerals and humus

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
a) plant roots breaking rocks
b) acid precipitation
c) abrasion
d) ice wedging

Which of the following is an example of physical weathering?
a) ice wedging
b) acid rain
c) rusting
d) erosion of sedment

Which of the following is responsible for the most changes to Earth's surface?
a) wind
b) water
c) glaciers
d) gravity

All of the following are factors that affect the weathering of rock except
a) composition of rock
b) exposure to the atmosphere
c) climate
d) fossils present

What climate conditions produce the greatest amount of chemical weathering?
a) dry and warm
b) moist and warm
c) dry and cool
d) moist and cool

The process of moving or transporting rocks and sediment is called
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) sedimentation

The process of breaking rocks down is called
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) sedimentation

Soil is made of 4 main components. Which component is the largest one?
a) water
b) air
c) humus (organic matter)
d) minerals (weathered rock)

Finding igneous rocks might indicate the presence of
a) a volcano
b) a tornado
c) a desert
d) a fossil

How can a river be part of the rock cycle?
a) compaction and sedimentation
b) weathering and erosion
c) heat and pressure
d) cooling and hardening

What processes form metamorphic rock?
a) compaction and sedimentation
b) weathering and erosion
c) heat and pressure
d) cooling and hardening

What processes form igneous rock?
a) compaction and sedimentation
b) weathering and erosion
c) heat and pressure
d) cooling and hardening

What process form sedimentary rock?
a) compaction and sedimentation
b) weathering and erosion
c) heat and pressure
d) cooling and hardening

All of the following are ways to prevent coastal erosion except
a) add sediment (sand)
b) adding plants
c) monitoring plants that have been added
d) dredging and adding sand bags

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