Weathering, Soil and Mass Movements
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- Q1The process that occurs when physical forces break rock into smaller pieces without changing the rock’s chemical composition is calledChemical WeatheringErosionExfoliationMechanical Weathering60s
- Q2Which of the following weathering processes involves the constant freezing and thawing of water?Frost WedgingExfoliationSpheroidal WeatheringUnloading60s
- Q3The inscriptions on marble gravestones become harder and harder to read over time. This is caused byFrost WedgingMechanical WeatheringExfoliationChemical Weathering60s
- Q4When a rock is exposed to chemical weathering, itloses its outer layerssplitsBreaks into tiny piecesChanges into one or more compounds60s
- Q5Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the rate of weathering in rocks?rock characteristicssurface areaevolutionclimate60s
- Q6Chemical weathering is highest in areas that arecold and frigiddry and aridVery warm and wetcold and wet60s
- Q7Which of the following is NOT a major component of soil?earthwormshumusairmineral matter60s
- Q8Which of the following is NOT true about mass movement?Some mass movement is too slow to be seen.Mass movement always leads to landslides.Mass movement is always downslope.Gravity is the driving force behind all mass movements.60s
- Q9Mass movement is the transfer of rock and soil down slope due togravityWindInertiaNewton's Laws60s
- Q10Quick moving mass of material containing a large amount of waterMudflowLandsliderockfallgravity60s
- Q11when rocks fall freely through the airLand slideMud slideRock slideRockfall60s
- Q12slides that include segments of bedrockRock slideRockfallRock and RollLand slide60s
- Q13a vertical section of all the soil horizonsSoil ProfileSoil HorizonSoil TextureSoil Characteristics60s
- Q14a layer of rock and mineral fragments from weatheringSoilhummusErosionRegolith60s
- Q15the transfer of rock and soil down slope due to gravityEarth FlowMud FlowMass MovementMass Flow60s