Spheres
In which sphere does a dolphin swim?
What is the hydrosphere.
Which influences both chemical weathering and mechanical weathering?
A.Wind
B.Iron
C.Plants
D.tectonic plates
What is plants?
Which forms the organic portion of soil?
A.Microorganisms
B.sand
C.Dead plants
D.clay
What is dead plants?
Why does the process of mass wasting occur faster on a steep slope?
A.Mountains have a lot of rainfall.
B.Steep slopes are slippery.
C.The force of gravity causes mass wasting to occur faster
D.Landslides always move quickly.
What is the force of gravity causes mass wasting to occur faster.
Why is Earth often referred to as the blue planet?
What is the Earth's surface is covered with 3/4 of water.
Which phrase best defines erosion?
A.cementing bits of rock together
B.physically breaking rocks apart
C.moving bits of rock from place to place
D.chemically breaking rocks apart
What is moving bits of rock from place to place?
How does the inorganic portion of soil form?
A.Soils get formed by melting and cooling processes.
B.Heat and pressure change rocks into soils.
C.Rocks get weathered by chemical and physical means to form soils.
D.Sand and silt get deposited by rivers and streams.
What is rocks get weathered by chemical and physical means to form soils?
Which formation is the result of wind erosion?
A.Mud slides
B.unusually shaped rocks
C.glacial erratics
D.U-shaped valleys
What is unusually shaped rocks?
What is the scientific name for the layer of gas that surrounds the Earth?
What is atmosphere?
Which is a cause of chemical weathering?
A.Acids
B.Sunlight
C.Wind
gravity
What is Acids?
Which soil cannot be rolled into balls or clumps?
A.Silt
B.Sand
C.loam
D.clay
What is sand?
What agent causes sand dunes to form?
A.Ocean waves
B.weathering of old rocks in the desert
C.the wind carries the sand until it runs into an obstacle
D.gravity
What is the wind carries the sand until it runs into an obstacle.
Which materials are included in the hydrosphere that are not in liquid form?
A.rainforests and lakes
B.lakes and rivers
C.ice caps
rocks and minerals
What is ice caps?
What process produces the sediments that ultimately lead to soil formation?
A.Topography
B.leaching
C.Weathering
D.rainfall
What is weathering?
Which type of soil holds the most water?
A.Silt
B.Clay
C.Sand
D.loam
What is clay?
Where is desertification likely to occur?
A.the east coast of America
B.Alaska
C.North Africa
D.Europe
Where is North Africa?
What is the name of the zone of life on Earth?
What is Biosphere?
Which one is an accurate description of the process of weathering?
A.moving bits of rock and soil across the earth's surface by water, wind, or glaciers
B.water moving over the earth's surface and into the atmosphere
C.breaking rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water or glaciers.
D.forming rocks and depositing them in new places.
What is breaking rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water or glaciers.
Which type of soil is the most permeable?
A.Loam
B.Clay
C.silt
D.sand
What is sand?
Meanders (bends or curves) in a river are examples of:
A. Weathering at work
B. Erosion at work
C. Deposition at work