Glencoe Earth science Ch. 7-8 review

Question 1

What is another name for the B Horizon?

Accepted Answer

Subsoil

Question 2

What chemical weathering process has affected this ship?

Accepted Answer

Oxidation

Question 3

How does an arch form in desert rocks?

Accepted Answer

Wind wears a giant hole into the rock over time.

Question 4

Name this land feature that moved together as one piece.

Accepted Answer

Slump

Question 5

What is the correct name for the lake at the base of the mountain.

Accepted Answer

Kettle

Question 6

What agent of erosion has had the most effect on shaping the landscape seen in the picture?

Accepted Answer

water

Question 7

The darkest, richest, and most fertile soil is usually in which layer?

Accepted Answer

A horizon, topsoil

Question 8

In Indiana, the B horizon of our soil often consists of?

Accepted Answer

clay

Question 9

What has occurred here?

Accepted Answer

A landslide has occurred., A mudslide has occurred.

Question 10

WIthout this, there would be no erosion.

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 11

Where would chemical weathering happen fastest?

Accepted Answer

A wet rainforest

Question 12

What major agent of erosion is the cause of these large grooves? What are the grooves called?

Accepted Answer

Water; Gullies

Question 13

The more ______ a rock has, the faster it will weather.

Accepted Answer

surface area

Question 14

Define this sudden collapse of weathered rock.

Accepted Answer

A landslide has occurred.

Question 15

What type of glacier has formed this region of the world seen here?

Accepted Answer

Alpine glaciers

Question 16

The volcano causing snow to melt creates a?

Accepted Answer

Lahar

Question 17

Identify the glacial erosion feature shown here.

Accepted Answer

Cirque

Question 18

Identify this sharp peak formed by glacial erosion on both sides of a mountain

Accepted Answer

Arete

Question 19

The weakest agent of erosion shapes the faces of rocks such as these over time.

Accepted Answer

Wind

Question 20

What is happening to this hill in the picture?

Accepted Answer

There is a slow down hill movement of rock and soil.

Question 21

The face of the rocks seen here have been shaped by what agent of erosion? Select two answers

Accepted Answer

Water, Waves

Question 22

Which layer of soil would be the best to plant seeds in?

Accepted Answer

A

Questions 22