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Weathering and Erosion
Weathering and Erosion
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Earth Science weathering and erosion unit
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1
What is the layer of soil on the surface?
Subsoil
Bedrock
Top Soil
Clay
2
The Statue of Liberty turning green is.....
Biological Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Mechanical Weathering
3
Which is
NOT
an agent of erosion?
Glacier
Sun
Wind
Water
4
What layer of soil is the deepest below the surface?
Clay
Top Soil
Subsoil
B edrock
5
Where does organic material for soil come from?
Weathered rocks
Plants and animals
Oceans
Health Food Stores
6
A climate with very cold temperatures will only have what kind of weathering?
Mechanical
Strong Chemical
Moderate Chemical
No Weathering
7
When water freezes in cracks of rocks and expands, it is called....
Chemical Weathering
Acid Rain
Arctic weathering
Ice Wedging
8
When rocks are broken down and changed into another substance it is.....
Biological Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Mechanical Weathering
9
A lab where you shake rocks for 1 minute is....
Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Biological Weathering
10
Soil is made from....
weathered rock and humus
Bedrock
clay and silt
igneous rocks
11
What do we call the breaking up of rocks on Earth's surface?
Cementation
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
12
What climate would chemical weathering occur the fastest?
Cold & Dry
Hot & Dry
Cold & Wet
Hot & Wet
13
What is the most valuable resource on the Earth?
gold
diamond
oil
soil
14
When rocks are broken into smaller pieces without changing composition, it is...
Chemical Weathering
Mechanical Weathering
Biological Weathering
15
Which block has the greatest surface area?
2
3
1
16
An old mountain range would be...
Rocky with no soil
Sharp & Jagged
Very Tall
Covered with soil
17
What layer of soil is under the surface layer?
Clay
Top Soil
Bedrock
Subsoil
18
The young mountain range in the USA...
Rocky
Apalachian
Alps
Himalayan
19
What can man do to slow down erosion of soil?
Let Cows graze on it
Flood it
Plow it
Grow trees and plants
20
Acid rain is caused by...
CO2 Pollution
Dust particles
O2 Pollution
Salt water