Rocky IV
Rock Bottom
All Weathered Up
Soiling Plans
Erosion Frustration
100
Which is the clastic sediment that has the smallest grain size?
What is Clay.
100
Which term best describes this rock's texture? page. 155 image Crystalline ? Nonfoliated ? Foliated ? Clastic ?
What is Foliated rock texture
100
Approximately what percent of Earth's surfaces is presently covered by glaciers?
What is 10%
100
Frost Wedging primarily relies on which process(es)?
What is Freezing and Thawing
100
Layers of material that weathered from bedrock below, describe what ?
What is Residual Soil
200
Which Coarse grained clastic rock contains angular fragments? ... Limestone ? Conglomerate ? Sandstone ? Breccia ?
What is Breccia
200
From what igneous rock does this sample usually form? pg. 155 image
What is Granite
200
In which horizon is humus most concentrated?
What is the O-Horizon
200
Which is not considered a factor of soil formation? Topography? Parent Material ? Time ? Chemistry ?
What is Chemistry
200
Which soil horizon is a zone of accumulation consisting of soluble minerals that have been carried by water from above?
What is the B-Horizon.
300
Which is often a biochemical rock containing fossils?
What is Limestone
300
Which agent of erosion can usually move only sand-sized or smaller particles ?
What is Wind
300
Which is usually the primary factor that affects the rate of weathering ?
What is Climate
300
Which does not contribute to the rate of weathering? Rock Type? Rock Composition? Climate ? Fossils?
What is Fossils
300
A mature soil most likely possesses what characteristics? Thin B-Horizons ? Thick B-Horizons ? Fertility ? Dark Color ?
What is thick B-Horizons.
400
Which process forms salt beds? Deposition ? Cementation ? Evaporation ? Lithification ?
What is Evaporation
400
Which would you expect to have the greatest porosity? Sandstone? Gneiss? Shale? Quartzite?
What is sandstone.
400
Which process most likely produced the present appearance of this feature found in Arches National Park, Utah?
What is mechanical weathering
400
Which agent of erosion is shown in the picture of Letchworth State Park, known as the Grand Canyon of the East, in Central New York? page 188
What is Running Water
400
DAILY DOUBLE PUNNNN Soil Scientists Know their HO......?
What is HORIZONS.
500
Which does not cause metamorphism?
What is Lithification.
500
By what process are surface materials removed and transported from one location to another ?
What is Cementation
500
Which erosional agent was most likely responsible for the appearance of this feature? page 187
What is Wind
500
Which is the underlying force behind the agent of erosion in Letchworth State Park? page 188
What is Gravity
500
Name all agents of Erosion
What is Running Water, Waves, Glaciers, Wind, & Living Things.
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