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Which is the part of soil is the largest in size?
a) silt
b) clay
c) gravel
d) pebble

_____________ is bits of dead plants and animal parts in the soil.
a) silt
b) humus
c) sand
d) clay

Worms are beneficial to the health of soil.
a) True
b) False
c) Neither
d) All of the Above

What is the process by which rocks are broken down by environmental factors like temperature, water and pressure?
a) chemical weathering
b) physical weathering
c) erosion
d) deposition

Acid rain is an example of:
a) chemical weathering
b) physical weathering
c) erosion
d) deposition

Rocks on the shore of a beach rubbing against each other due to waves is an example of:
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) chemical weathering
d) abrasion

How is erosion different than weathering
a) Erosion is the movement of rock particles, weathering is the breaking down of rock particles.
b) Weathering can be physical or chemical
c) Erosion also has to have deposition happen
d) Erosion involves abrasion

Gravel settling at the mouth of a river after moving downstream is an example of ___________.
a) sediment
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) abrasion

Where is somewhere you would expect to see erosion occurring?
a) the middle of a river
b) the ocean
c) the banks of a river
d) outer space

Which environmental factors contribute to erosion?
a) Movement of water, wind, and soil
b) Movement of water, wind and rocks
c) Movement of water, wind and ice
d) Movement of water, wind, and tornadoes

On a topographic map, contour lines that connect show _____________ that is the same.
a) elevation
b) erosion
c) weathering
d) soil

The closer together the contour lines are, the __________ the slope is.
a) more gradual
b) steeper
c) more equal
d) same

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