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What process form sedimentary rock?
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
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
Finding igneous rocks might indicate the presence of
a) a volcano
b) a tornado
c) a desert
d) a fossil
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)
The process of breaking rocks down is called
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) sedimentation
The process of moving or transporting rocks and sediment is called
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) sedimentation
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
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
Which of the following is responsible for the most changes to Earth's surface?
a) wind
b) water
c) glaciers
d) gravity
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 an example of chemical weathering?
a) plant roots breaking rocks
b) acid precipitation
c) abrasion
d) ice wedging
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
All of the following can decrease soil erosion except
a) contour farming
b) terracing
c) planting trees
d) deforestation
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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