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Earth science review quiz
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1
Which type of soil is the best to grow plants in?
silt
sand
clay
loam
2
How many major plates are there on Earth?
3
1
15
7
3
What is the lithosphere?
The outside of the universe
the earth's crust and the upper layer of the mantle
All the rocks on earth
The earth's crust and the lower layer of the atmosphere
4
The layers of soil can also be called horizons.
True
False
5
What do we call the plate that includes India and Australia?
Eurasia Plate
Nazca Plate
Indo-australian plate
American Plate
6
Chemical weathering changes the structure of the object being changed?
True
False
7
The plate tectonic theory states how the continents drifted and how oceans were formed.
True
False
8
What do we call all the rocks and minerals that a stream carries?
loam
weight
load
pebble
9
The four types of volcanoes are cinder, composite, shield, and fission.
True
False
10
Which of these are not part of soil horizons?
topsoil
subsoil
mud
bedrock
11
Which type of soil feels gritty and when wet will break apart?
clay
silt
sand
loam
12
What's another type of mass movement we have discussed in class?
sink holes
weathering
black holes
waves
13
Topsoil is the top layer of a soil profile.
True
False
14
What are the four main types of soil?
clay, silt, mud and loam
dirt, mud, gravel and sand
clay, silt, sand and loam
organic material, topsoil, subsoil, and parent material
15
What is the name of the scientist that first published a book in 1915 explaining his continent drift theory?
Thomas Edison
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
Jack Rooker
16
What are the three types of rocks?
ohio, Kentucky, Iowa
sand, clay, silt
sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic
shield, cinder, composite
17
Which is the correct order of a soil profile bottom to top?
parent material, organic matter, subsoil, topsoil
organic matter, topsoil, subsoil, parent material
parent material, subsoil, topsoil, organic matter
parent material, water, topsoil, magma
18
Magma is formed by volcanic explosions.
False
True
19
Which of the following names the two types of weathering we have learned about?
chemical and physical
rain and snow
weathering and erosion
deposition and precipation
20
What causes mass movements? Such as; mudslides, avalanches, rock slides and landslides.
temperature change
chemical weathering
gravity
climate change
