Quiz about APES Chapter 8 Friedland

Question 1

_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.

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loam

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humus

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mud

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dirt

Question 2

Humus is.....

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the dead parts of plants and animals in soil.

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A food we eat with pretzels.

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The tiny particles inside of soil

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The roots that come off of a plant and live in soil.

Question 3

In which horizon is most of the HUMUS?

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Horizon A

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Horizon B

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Horizon C

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Horizon D or R

Question 4

Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?

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Horizon C

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Horizon A

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Horizon B

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Horizon D or R

Question 5

Acid mine drainage causes

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water pollution

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air pollution

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subsidence

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erosion

Question 6

The _____ sets standards to minimize the surface effects of coal mining on the environment.

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Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

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Clean Water Act

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Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act (1980)

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Safe Drinking Water Act

Question 7

Acid mine drainage is cause by which element?

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sulfur

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carbon

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nitrogen

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boron

Question 8

What is erosion?

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The movement of broken down rocks

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The breaking down of rocks

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Where water expands and contracts

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What is erosion?

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The movement of broken down rocks

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The breaking down of rocks

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Where water expands and contracts

Question 10

Which type of soil is best for growing plants?

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loam

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clay

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sand

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dirt

Question 11

Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.

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Sedimentary Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

Question 12

This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

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Metamorphic

Question 13

This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 14

This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?

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Igneous

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Sedimentary

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Metamorphic

Question 15

After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?

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Metamorphic

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Sedimentary

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Igneous

Question 16

During sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...

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at the mid ocean ridges

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along the continents

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deep ocean trenches

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at north and south poles

Question 17

A subduction zone is formed...

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when one tectonic plate sinks below another

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at every type of convergent plate boundary

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at every type of divergent plate boundary

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at transform boundaries

Question 18

The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...

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ring of fire

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death ring

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fire zone

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zone of fire

Question 19

Plate movement is caused by ______________.

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convection currents in the mantle

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the rotation of the Earth

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ocean tides

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the moon's gravity

Question 20

The umbrella theory explaining the Earth's movement, contact, and flattening of large land plates is known as

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plate tectonics

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the Coriolis effect

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hot spots

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the subduction zone

Question 21

An ocean trnech is formed along the

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convergent boundary of two colliding plates

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transform fault boundary of two colliding plates

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distant edge boundary of two colliding plates

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divergent boundary of two colliding plates

Question 22

The location directly above an earthquake hypocenter on the earth's surface is the

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epicenter

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trench

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hypercenter

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surface trace

Question 23

The San Andreas Fault is an example of a

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Transform Boundary

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Convergent Boundary

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Divergent Boundary

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Subduction Zone.

Question 24

Where an oceanic plate subducts below a continent, which feature is formed

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A chain of coastal volcanoes

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A chain of volcanic islands

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Folded mountains such as the Himalayas

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A rift valley

Question 25

The thin layer of the Earth upon which tectonic plates move around is called the

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asthenosphere

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mantle

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lithosphere

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outer layer

Question 26

What is a soil problem all farmers face?

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soil erosion

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soil hardening

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soil spoiling

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soil pollution

Question 27

Layers of soil are also known as:

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Soil Horizons

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Soil Profiles

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Soil sheets

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Soil cores

Question 28

Wind blowing dirt and sand through the air is an example of...

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erosion

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weathering

Question 29

As you travel from the crust to the inner core, how would temperature and density of the material change?

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The would all increase

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The would all decrease.

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They would stay the same.

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Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.

Question 30

Which of Earth's layers is broken into several large tectonic plates?

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Lithosphere

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Asthenosphere

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Inner core

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Outer core

Question 31

Name the boundary

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divergent boundary

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convergent boundary

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transform boundary

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sergent boundary

Question 32

Name the boundary

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transform boundary

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convergent boundary

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divergent boundary

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sergent boundary

Question 33

Name the boundary

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convergent boundary

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divergent boundary

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transform boundary

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sergent boundary

Question 34

Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's

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Asthenosphere

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Continental crust

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Oceanic crust

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Lithosphere

Question 35

The epicenter of an earthquake is

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The point on the surface directly above the focus

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The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs

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The seismic station closest to the earthquake

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The place where the greatest damage occurs

Question 36

This famous transform fault is located in the western United States creates significant earthquake activity for California

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San Andreas

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New Madrid

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Denali Fault

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Ramapo Seismic Zone

Question 37

The Richter scale measures:

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the strength of an earthquake

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the amount of radon gas released

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the movement of plates

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the weight of tectonic plates

Question 38

How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 7 one on the Richter Scale?

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10 times bigger

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1 time bigger

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100 times bigger

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1000 times bigger

Question 39

Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?

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Focus

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Epicenter

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Fault

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Plate

Question 40

Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?

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P Wave

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Rayleigh Wave

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S Wave

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Shear Wave

Question 41

S Waves can move through which of the following?

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Solid

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Gas

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Liquid

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All of these

Question 42

What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?

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Tsunami

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Aftershock

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Liquefaction

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Seismic Gap

Question 43

Which body wave squeezes and stretches rock materials as they pass through the Earth?

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P Waves

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Body Waves

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S Waves

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Surface Waves

Question 44

The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?

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Hot Spot

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Divergent Boundary

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Subduction Boundary

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Transform Boundary

Question 45

Sea-floor spreading removes crust from the ocean floor.

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False

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True

Question 46

True or False : Sea-floor Spreading adds new material to the ocean floor?

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True

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False

Question 47

Process by which new ocean lithosphere forms.

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Seafloor spreading

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Continental drift

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Mid-ocean ridge

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Rift

Question 48

The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

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weathering

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erosion

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deposition

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jackhammering

Question 49

This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.

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mechanical weathering

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chemical weathering

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erosion weathering

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deposition

Question 50

This type of weathering occurs when rocks weaken then break down due to chemical changes in the composition of the rock.

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chemical weathering

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mechanical weathering

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erosion weathering

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deposition

Question 51

These rocks were made smooth by wind blowing smaller rock particles across their surface.  This is an example of:

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abrasion

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ice wedging

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chemical weathering

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acid rain

Question 52

These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

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ice wedging

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acid rain

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permeability

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abrasion

Question 53

These gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:

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acid rain

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ice wedging

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abrasion

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mechanical weathering

Question 54

How is mechanical weathering different from chemical weathering?

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Chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of rocks; mechanical weathering does not.

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Chemical weathering happens over much shorter time frame than mechanical weathering.

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Chemical weathering occurs only in tropical climates; mechanical weathering occurs only in cool climates.

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Chemical weathering occurs only in the mountains; mechanical weathering occurs only on flat land.

Question 55

Weeds growing into the cracks in a sidewalk and the sidewalk begins to crumble is an example of:

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mechanical weathering

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chemical weathering

Question 56

A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:

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chemical weathering

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mechanical weathering

Question 57

Lichens (small green plants) growing on a large boulder release enzymes and other acids that slowly break the rock apart. This is an example of:

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chemical weathering

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mechanical weathering

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