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Vocabulary
100
The breaking down of rock on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
100
Wind and water can carry sand and small pieces of rock to new locations. True or False
What is True?
100

These are steep-sided, level topped areas that are built onto the sides of steep hills and mountains so that crops can be grown.

What are terraces?

100
The difference between weathering and erosion is: a. weathering causes a quick change in landforms and erosion causes a slow change in landforms. b. weathering breaks rocks into sediments and erosion moves sediment from one place to another.
What is B?
100

Small pieces that break off of rocks.

What are sediments?

200

This type of weathering occurs when rocks are broken apart by physical means.

What is mechanical?

200
When rainwater seeps into cracks in rocks and __________, it expands and causes the rock to split apart.
What is freezes?
200
Weathering changes Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
What is slowly?
200
The difference between erosion and deposition is: a. erosion moves sediment from one place to another and deposition is a physical feature on the Earth. b. deposition is the process of dropping , or depositing , sediment in a new location and erosion is the process of moving sediment from one place to another.
What is B?
200

This occurs when nutrients are both added and removed from the soil.

What is nutrient balance?

300
The process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to a new place.
What is erosion?
300
Weathering over long periods of time breaks rock into ____________ pieces. (larger or smaller)
What is smaller?
300
Erosion can change the shape of the land faster than a volcano can. True or False.
What is False?
300

Erosion  includes mechanical and chemical, where as weathering is the transfer of material from one location to another. True or False

What is False?

300

A chemical process that occurs when iron is exposed to oxygen in the air.

What is oxidation?

400

The decayed organic matter that turns into a dark-colored material.

What is humus?

400

What is it called when farmers leave the plant stalks in the fields over the winter months?

What is no-till farming?

400

What is a mixture of weathered rock, decayed organic matter, mineral fragments, water, and air?

What is soil?

400

What is soil science?

What is pedology?

400

Removal of forest which increases erosion and particularly damages tropical rain forest soil.

What forest harvesting?

500

What are the different layers of soil called?

What are horizons?

500

All of the following are forces that change landforms EXCEPT: a. wind b. moving water c. glaciers d. physical features

What are physical features?

500

Which horizon contains the most humus and is also known as topsoil?

What is horizon A?

500

The difference between mechanical and chemical weathering is:

A. Physical weathering just breaks things apart and chemical weathering changes the rocks forever.

B. Physical weathering breaks things apart and chemical weathering burns rocks with chemicals.

What is A?

500

What is the often the thickest layer of a soil profile?

What is the C horizon?

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