Chapter 5: Weathering, Mass Movement, and Soil

The extremely slow (the slowest) mass movement of material down a slope is called

• mudslides
• creep
• mudflow
• avalanche

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What part of trees, grass, or other plant holds soil in place to prevent erosion?

• flowers
• trunk or stem
• roots
• leaves

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Which  could contribute to acid precipitation (acid rain)?

• abrasion and all forms of oxidation
• root wedging and animal burrowing
• hurricanes and tornadoes
• volcanoes and burning fossil fuels

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Lichen secretes an acid that breaks down rock.

• Mechanical Weathering
• Chemical Weathering

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—

• keeps the rocks in place.

• makes the rocks last longer.

• expands cracks and breaks rocks.

• causes rocks to fall in landslides.

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The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Decomposition

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What type of weathering is it when acid rain breaks down and changes the rock.

• chemical weathering 
• physical or mechanical weathering
• erosion
• Deposition

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How do plants weather rocks?

• during photosynthesis
• when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
• when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

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Acid rain is most likely to cause...

• deposition
• glaciers to move
• chemical weathering
• mechanical weathering

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The process of breaking up Earth's surface into soil and sediment over a long period of time  is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition