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