Weathering/Erosion/Soil Quiz

How does the amount of a rock’s surface area affect weathering?

• The more surface area, the faster the rate of weathering.

• The less surface area, the faster the rate of weathering

• The rate of weathering is unaffected by the surface area.

Which of the following MOST strongly determines the characteristics of the soil?

• Parent rock

• Rate of weathering

• Type of weathering

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Plant and animal activities affect the rate of what kind of weathering?

• Chemical

• Mechanical

• Both Chemical and Mechanical

Climates that have the fastest rate of weathering are

• hot and dry.

• cold and dry.

• alternating hot and cold.

Oxidation, hydrolysis, acid precipitation, and carbonation are examples of

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Super Weathering

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Ice, plants and animals, gravity, running water, and wind are common agents of

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Super Weathering

A common form of mechanical weathering that results from the freezing and thawing of water and that is strong enough to split even huge boulders is called

• abrasion

• exfoliation

• ice wedging

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The process by which softer, less weather resistant rocks wear away at a faster rate than harder, more weather resistant rocks do is called

• differential weathering

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

The rock that weathers to form soil is called the:

• bedrock

• parent rock

• source rock

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An area that is dominated by sinkhole, caverns, and limestone is known as.

• karst topography

• mechanical topography

• lime topography

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