Rocks and Soil

Reorder the following:

1. melting

2. crystallization

3. melting

4. lithification

5. metamorphism

• 2,3,1,5,4

• 5,4,3,2,1

• 3,2,5,4,1

• 2,1,5,3,4

Cooling to crystallization- Igneous; ____________Sedimentary

• compaction

• cementation

• metamorphism

• lithification

Onion-like layer- Sheeting; Slabs to separate spall off - _____________

• weathering

• frost Wedging

• spalling

• exfoliation dome

30%clay, 40% sand and 70% silt

• sandy clay loam

• clay

• silt loam

• clay loam

Which of these weathering processes DOES NOT BELONG TO THE GROUP?

• burrowing animals

• decomposition

• mineral eating

• metabolism

These are crucial for rocks' weathering variation, except for one. Which one is it?

• rock characteristics

• location of rocks

• chemical composition

• resistance

• Climatic factor

Which of these has the least soil nutrients?

• transported soil

• forest floor

• steep area

• undisturbed soil