Earth Science Unit 1 Review

Soil formation begins when ______________ starts to grow on bare rock.

The most likely cause of the damage to this statue is:

____________________ creates deltas at the end of a river.

Mechanical weathering is the breaking down of rock by __________________ .

When rock is scraped against other rock formations by ice, wind, or water, it's called ____________________.

Plants can cause both chemical and mechanical weathering.

Which is an example of chemical weathering?

Root pry is an example of ____________________ .

A geoscience process that tears down the surface of the earth is a destructive geoscience process.

How could erosion be increased in this model?

True or False: Removing trees can increase soil erosion.

Weathering is the process of moving sediment.

A geoscience process that adds to the surface of the earth is a ______________ geoscience process.

The breaking down of rocks is called erosion.

Some geoscience processes happen fast.

Loam is soil made up of a mixture of sand, silt, and clay.

Which of the following is responsible for breaking down rock?

Which is NOT a type of soil?