Soil and Slow Earth Changes

Which of these soils is BEST for growing plants? 

• Sandy, dry soil
• Solid, chalky soil
• Loose, potting soil
• Wet, clay soil

Which of the following is the movement of sediments from one area to another?

• deposition
• erosion
• mechanical weathering
• chemical weathering

When moving sediments are dropped into layers in a different place, it is known as...

• deposition
• erosion
• abrasion
• weathering

The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
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Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers is an example of 

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Water gets into the cracks of rock and freezes, causing the rock to break.  What is this an example of?

• erosion
• weathering

Mr. Barco's class poured 150mL of water through a soil sample. They collected and measured the water that drained out of the soil. The water collected had a volume of 95 mL. How much water did the soil retain?

• 65
• 55
• 105
• 32

A student pours 50 mL of water over a soil sample, and 32 mL of the water drains into a cylinder. How much water was retained? 

• 18 mL
• 28 mL
• 32 mL
• 50 mL