Soil formation and weathering Quiz

Soil formation and weathering Quiz

11th Grade

25 Qs

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Soil formation and weathering Quiz

Soil formation and weathering Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

11th Grade

Hard

Created by

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The decomposition of rock from exposure to water and atmospheric gases is called

chemical weathering.

transportation.

deposition.

mechanical weathering

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which is not a type of mechanical weathering?

frost wedging.

frost heaving.

pressure release.

oxidation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The single most effective agent of chemical weathering at Earth’s surface is

carbonic acid H2CO3.

water H2O.

carbon dioxide CO2.

hydrochloric acid HCl.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The most common end product of the chemical weathering of feldspar is

clay minerals.

pyroxene.

amphibole.

calcite

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The most common end product of the chemical weathering of quartz is

clay minerals.

pyroxene.

amphibole.

calcite.

quartz does not usually weather chemically.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Soil with approximately equal amounts of sand, silt, and clay along with a generous amount of organic matter is called

loam.

inorganic.

humus.

caliche.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The most important factor in determining the type of soil that forms is

parent material

living organisms.

slope.

climate.

time.

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