Formation of Soil and Weathering Quiz

Which kind of rock forms from chemical weathering found in caves?

• Granite

• Basalt

• Sandstone

• Limestone

Landslides on mountain slopes show the force of:

• Gravity

• Runoff

• Wind

• Running water

What will most likely happen if rocks are exposed to a higher temperatures over time?

• Sink

• Expand

• Contract

• Evaporate

Which if the following processes primarily helps in the formation of soil?

• Cementation

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

The water in a fast moving river causes rocks to bump and scrape against one another. What will happen to these rocks over time?

• The rocks will get smaller.

• The rocks will get heavier.

• The rocks will get bigger.

• The rocks will get sharper.

How do sandy beaches form?

• Waves pounding pebbles int smaller and smaller pieces

• Water freezing and thawing the cracks of pebbles

• Wind eroding pebbles into smaller pieces

• Rain wearing away rocks into smaller and smaller pieces

A Low-Pressure area forms at the North Atlantic ocean, which of the following terms is used to name a tropical cyclone from this area?

• Typhoon

• Cyclone

• Hurricane

• Tornado

What makes the water muddy after a heavy rain?

• The pebbles picked up by water.

• The rainwater turned brown in color.

• The gravel and sand carried by the water.

• The fine dust particles dissolved in water.

In colder regions, how does weathering causes freezing of rocks?

• It will bring flood.

• It will place the rock on its final place.

• It will strengthen the rock formations.

• It will weaken and break the rock.

Earth's surface is shaped over time by which processes?

• Weathering

• Soil erosion

• Deposition

• All of the above