Soil and Erosion Test Review

The Dust Bowl lifted sediment into the air in large clouds of dust and soil. This was an example of which type of wind erosion?

• creep

• saltation

• suspension

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which soil particle is the smallest?

• sand

• clay

• silt

You dug a hole in your backyard and water began to flow into it from the surrounding soil. What property is your backyard soil demonstrating?

• permeability

• saltation

• porosity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The most environmentally-conscious construction sites will contain sediment barriers that block:

• water and soil

• water only

• soil only

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

The smell that attracts camels to water in the desert is _____________.

• geosmin

• petrichor

• ozone

• camphor

What two processes cause sediments to stick together into a sedimentary rock?

• weathering & compaction

• crystallization & compaction

• compaction & lithification

What is the definition of "parent rock"?

• A soil horizon made of slightly weathered rock

• The soil horizon containing organic matter and minerals

• A soil horizon that is often dry and void of nutrients

• Mineral deposits harvested from under the ocean

What does the "eluviation layer" contain?

• Slightly weathered rock

• Organic matter and minerals

• Dry and void of nutrients

• Glassy, pearly, or dull minerals

What can be described as glassy, pearly, or dull?

• Marine won

• Luster

• Overburden

• Parent rock

What is "overburden" in the context of mining?

• A soil horizon made of slightly weathered rock

• The layer of rock removed before mining can begin

• Mineral deposits harvested from under the ocean

• A soil horizon containing organic matter and minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1