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8th grade Science Quiz sobre Science- Test 1- Soil, criado por Shreya Sehgal em 16-12-2017.
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Questão 1

Questão
What is the term to match with this definition? The mechanical and chemical processes that change objects on Earth's surface over time. It is able to break, wear, abrade, and chemically alter rocks.
Responda
  • erosion
  • weathering
  • deposition

Questão 2

Questão
What is mechanical weathering? Check all that apply.
Responda
  • Physical processes naturally break rocks down
  • Rocks can be chemically altered
  • Rocks are broken down into smaller pieces called sediment

Questão 3

Questão
True or False- Sand, silt, and clay make up sediment.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 4

Questão
What are the largest soil pieces?
Responda
  • Silt
  • Clay
  • Sand

Questão 5

Questão
What are the smallest soil pieces?
Responda
  • Clay
  • Sand
  • Silt

Questão 6

Questão
[blank_start]Sediment[blank_end] forms when weathering breaks rocks down into smaller and smaller pieces.
Responda
  • Sediment

Questão 7

Questão
How can changing the chemical makeup of the rock affect the rock? Check all that apply
Responda
  • Changing the chemical makeup of the rock doesn't affect it at all
  • Changing the chemical makeup often makes it easier for the rock to break down
  • Changing the chemical makeup of the rock makes it harder to break down the rock
  • Changing the chemical makeup of the rock makes the rock weaker so it will wear easier.

Questão 8

Questão
The chemical makeup of a rock is NOT changed by [blank_start]mechanical weathering[blank_end].
Responda
  • mechanical weathering
  • chemical weathering

Questão 9

Questão
The total surface are of something [blank_start]increases[blank_end] when it is broken into smaller pieces.
Responda
  • increases
  • remains the same
  • decreases

Questão 10

Questão
True or False- Surface are is the amount of space outside an object.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 11

Questão
What are the causes of MECHANICAL weathering? Check all that apply.
Responda
  • Thermal Expansion
  • Animal Actions
  • Carbonic Acid
  • Ice Wedging
  • Water
  • Abrasion
  • Oxidation
  • Acid Rain
  • Plant Growth

Questão 12

Questão
What is thermal expansion?
Responda
  • The temperature of a forest fire causes nearby rocks to expand
  • The heat from fire or a hot summer day causes rocks to burn.
  • The heat from the sun causes rocks to contract and wither, breaking them.
  • The temperature of a forest fire causes rocks to crack
  • both A and D
  • both A and B

Questão 13

Questão
Another word for ice wedging is [blank_start]frost wedging[blank_end].
Responda
  • frost wedging

Questão 14

Questão
What is the process of ice wedging in order?
Responda
  • 1. Water enters cracks in rocks 2. Ice expands 3. Crack widens
  • 1. Water enters cracks in rock 2. Water freezes when the temperature drops 3. Ice expands 4. Crack widens 5. Repeated freezing and thawing eventually breaks the rock
  • 1. Ice is previously in the rock 2. Ice breaks the rock 3. Ice expands. 4. Freezing and thawing cracks the rock

Questão 15

Questão
What is abrasion? Check all that apply.
Responda
  • The wearing away of rock by friction or impact
  • When rocks bump into each other in a stream or by wind.
  • A mechanical process
  • None of the above
  • All of the above

Questão 16

Questão
Plant growth is when plants grow in a [blank_start]crack[blank_end] in the rock. The plant then absorbs [blank_start]minerals[blank_end] from the rock, making it weaker. Then, the roots of the plant get wider, pushing on either side of the crack and breaking it.
Responda
  • crack
  • minerals

Questão 17

Questão
What are animal actions?
Responda
  • Animals die and decay on rocks, forming organic rocks.
  • Animals burrow through rocks and break it down as they dig.
  • Animals burrowing through the ground create holes and areas where the soil can be exposed to more weathering.
  • A and B
  • B and C

Questão 18

Questão
True or False- The surface area of a rock is important
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 19

Questão
Carbonic acid is when [blank_start]water[blank_end] reacts with carbon dioxide in the air.
Responda
  • water
  • oxygen
  • nitrogen
  • acid

Questão 20

Questão
What is chemical weathering?
Responda
  • Water, air, and other substances react with minerals in the rock to change the rock.
  • Chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of minerals.
  • A process that beaks down rocks into smaller pieces called sediments. These sediments are not the same chemically.
  • All of the above

Questão 21

Questão
True or False- Rocks weather at different rates.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 22

Questão
True or False- Weathering is slow in cold, dry places.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 23

Questão
What process hollows out limestone caves?
Responda
  • Mechanical weathering
  • Chemical weathering
  • Spatial Weathering
  • Cave weathering

Questão 24

Questão
What is weathering?
Responda
  • A shift in weather patterns
  • A process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces
  • The process by which mountains are formed
  • A process where the seasons change

Questão 25

Questão
How might a weathered mountain appear different from an unweathered mountain?
Responda
  • The weathered mountain will appear rounder
  • The weathered mountain will appear taller
  • The weathered mountain would contain fewer trees
  • The weathered mountain would appear more jagged

Questão 26

Questão
How does mechanical weathering differ from chemical weathering?
Responda
  • Chemical weathering is a faster process than mechanical weathering.
  • Chemical weathering occurs in wet climates; Mechanical weathering occurs in dry climates.
  • Chemical weathering is more effective than mechanical weathering.
  • Chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of the rock; Mechanical weathering does not.

Questão 27

Questão
What might cause weathering?
Responda
  • volcanic eruptions
  • acid rain
  • violent earthquakes
  • growing plants and expanding ice

Questão 28

Questão
What impact does weathering have on soil formation?
Responda
  • Chemical weathering adds helpful chemicals to the soil.
  • Rocks are broken down into sediment which helps make up soil.
  • Ice wedging in mechanical weathering helps add water to the soil when the ice melts.
  • Volcanic eruptions contribute metamorphic rocks to the soil.

Questão 29

Questão
What type of rocks are formed by weathering? Check all that apply.
Responda
  • Igneous rocks
  • Sedimentary rocks
  • Metamorphic rocks
  • Slate

Questão 30

Questão
How long does the weathering process take?
Responda
  • There is not enough information to determine this
  • It varies
  • Years and years
  • 5-7 months

Questão 31

Questão
Carbonic acid is a mixture of..
Responda
  • water and oxygen
  • water and carbon dioxide
  • chemical pollutants and oxygen
  • carbon dioxide and acids

Questão 32

Questão
[blank_start]Heat[blank_end] speeds up chemical reactions
Responda
  • Heat
  • Water
  • Cold climate

Questão 33

Questão
Oxidation is: When [blank_start]oxygen[blank_end] combines with other elements or molecules, it causes [blank_start]chemical[blank_end] weathering to occur in a rock. When oxygen combines with iron, it forms [blank_start]iron[blank_end]-oxide. This is also know as [blank_start]rust[blank_end]!
Responda
  • oxygen
  • chemical
  • iron
  • rust

Questão 34

Questão
True or False- Similar rocks can weather at different rates.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 35

Questão
True or False- The climate, or average weather in a region or area, doesn't affect the rate of weathering.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 36

Questão
The rate of weathering depends on [blank_start]water[blank_end] and tempreture
Responda
  • water

Questão 37

Questão
Weathering often occurs [blank_start]fastest[blank_end] in regions near the equator
Responda
  • fastest
  • slowest

Questão 38

Questão
True or False-The type of rock affects the rate of weathering
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 39

Questão
Which of the following is true? Choose the best answer.
Responda
  • The most easily weathered mineral determines the rate at which the entire rock weathers.
  • The mineral that is the most difficult to weather determines the rate at which the entire rock weathers.
  • The weathering rate is not affected by the minerals in the rock.

Questão 40

Questão
True or False- Low hardness- harder to weather
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 41

Questão
The size and the [blank_start]number of holes[blank_end] in the rock affects the rate at which the rock weathers.
Responda
  • number of holes
  • shape
  • amount of dirt

Questão 42

Questão
Fill in the blank. ____________ in the air can react with rain to make it more acidic.
Responda
  • Nitrogen
  • Pollutants
  • Oxygen
  • Water vapor

Questão 43

Questão
How does chemical weathering change rock?
Responda
  • It breaks down rock into sediments.
  • It physically breaks rocks down.
  • It changes rocks through water, carbonic acid, acid rain, and oxidation.
  • Both A and C
  • None of the above

Questão 44

Questão
Water is known as the universal [blank_start]solvent[blank_end] since so many substances dissolve in water.
Responda
  • solvent

Questão 45

Questão
Carbon dioxide reacts with water in the air. It then sinks into the [blank_start]soil[blank_end] to create carbonic acid.
Responda
  • soil
  • grass
  • concrete

Questão 46

Questão
When pollutants enter the air and react with rain, acid rain is produced. What are some examples of pollutants? Check all that apply.
Responda
  • Oxygen
  • Volcanoes
  • Factory smoke
  • Sulfur oxides
  • Nitrogen

Questão 47

Questão
When oxidation occurs, the inside of the rock oxidizes the most and turns red because of it.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 48

Questão
Is sand formed through mechanical or chemical weathering?
Responda
  • Mechanical
  • Chemical
  • Both
  • Neither

Questão 49

Questão
Is oxidation a chemical or mechanical process?
Responda
  • Chemical
  • Mechanical

Questão 50

Questão
How is the pH of a solution measured? (on a scale)
Responda
  • On a scale of 1-14
  • On a scale of 1-7
  • On a scale of 0-14
  • On a scale of 0-7

Questão 51

Questão
Which mineral dissolves most substances in chemical weathering?
Responda
  • acid
  • water
  • air

Questão 52

Questão
What is another way to measure pH? Check all that apply.
Responda
  • Weather it is Acidic
  • Weather it is Basic
  • Whether it is Nuetral
  • pH is only measured on a scale

Questão 53

Questão
What is the pH of a neutral substance?
Responda
  • 5
  • 0
  • 1
  • 14
  • 7
  • 8

Questão 54

Questão
What is the pH of normal rain?
Responda
  • 5
  • 6
  • 4
  • none of the above
  • 7

Questão 55

Questão
True or False- The pH of acid rain is 4.5.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 56

Questão
True or False- Normal rain causes more chemical weathering than acid rain does.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 57

Questão
Repeated freezing and [blank_start]thawing[blank_end] breaks rocks apart.
Responda
  • thawing

Questão 58

Questão
Which of the following causes abrasion? Check all that apply.
Responda
  • Glaciers
  • Wind
  • Waves
  • A strong current in a stream.

Questão 59

Questão
Choose the best, most accurate definition for soil.
Responda
  • The mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic material, water, and air.
  • The dirt on the ground.
  • The territory of a particular nation.
  • The brown, dirty ground on which we stand upon that farmers plant crops upon so they can grow.
  • Sand, silt, and clay.

Questão 60

Questão
True or False- Half or the volume of soil is solid materials.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 61

Questão
What is the organic matter in soil? Choose all that apply.
Responda
  • The remains of animals
  • The remains of plants
  • Humus
  • Litter
  • Sand
  • Silt
  • Clay

Questão 62

Questão
What is Humus?
Responda
  • The dark organic material that forms in soil when plant and animal matter decay.
  • Leaves twigs and and other material that drops to the soil and piles up.
  • Organic matter that is very nutritious and fertile that supports plant growth.
  • A and B
  • A and C
  • B and C

Questão 63

Questão
True or False- Soil texture is the size of the particles.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 64

Questão
The [blank_start]inorganic[blank_end] matter in soil is material that has never been alive. Examples are boulders, gravel, sand, silt, and clay.
Responda
  • inorganic
  • organic

Questão 65

Questão
What are pores? Choose the best answer.
Responda
  • Small openings in the skin
  • Holes and spaces in leaves and litter.
  • Holes in sand, silt, and clay where water and air can pass through

Questão 66

Questão
What is litter? Check all that apply.
Responda
  • Leaves and twigs that fall on soil.
  • Trash that people throw on the ground.
  • Organic, nutritious material.
  • Decomposed and decayed plant material.

Questão 67

Questão
Clay has [blank_start]small[blank_end] pores. Sand has [blank_start]big[blank_end] pores.
Responda
  • small
  • big
  • medium-sized
  • big
  • small
  • medium-sized

Questão 68

Questão
Soil fertility is the ability for soil to support [blank_start]plant growth[blank_end]. (2 words)
Responda
  • plant growth

Questão 69

Questão
True or False- The more organic material (litter and humus) there is in soil, the more fertile it is.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 70

Questão
True or False- Inorganic material is often not very fertile.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 71

Questão
Parent material is also known as [blank_start]bedrock[blank_end].
Responda
  • bedrock

Questão 72

Questão
What factors affect the rate at which soil forms? Check all that apply.
Responda
  • Topography
  • Time
  • Biota
  • Climate
  • Parent material
  • Color
  • Texture

Questão 73

Questão
True or False- Soil horizons are layers of the soil formed from the movement of products weathering.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 74

Questão
The [blank_start]B[blank_end] horizon contains clay particles. The [blank_start]C[blank_end] horizon is the weathered layer of rock or sediments. The [blank_start]A[blank_end] horizon contains organic matter.
Responda
  • B
  • A
  • C
  • C
  • B
  • A
  • A
  • B
  • C

Questão 75

Questão
The [blank_start]C[blank_end] horizon formed first.
Responda
  • C
  • A
  • B

Questão 76

Questão
The [blank_start]A[blank_end] horizon formed second.
Responda
  • A
  • B
  • C

Questão 77

Questão
The [blank_start]B[blank_end] horizon formed last.
Responda
  • B
  • A
  • C

Questão 78

Questão
How do scientists classify soil types? Check all that apply.
Responda
  • Climate
  • Plants
  • Soil Composition
  • Location
  • Color

Questão 79

Questão
What is loam? Choose the best, most accurate answer.
Responda
  • Gardening soil
  • A mixture of sand, silt, and clay
  • Decomposed animal material
  • Decayed twigs, leaves, and other plant material

Questão 80

Questão
True or False- Biota is the organisms that live in a region that helps speed up soil formation.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 81

Questão
Is steep topography good for soil fertility?
Responda
  • Yes
  • No
  • There is not enough information to determine this.

Questão 82

Questão
Climate is the general [blank_start]weather[blank_end] in an area.
Responda
  • weather

Questão 83

Questão
What are 2 ways that climate is measured?
Responda
  • Temperature and amount of precipitation.
  • Temperature and wind speed
  • Temperature and natural disasters

Questão 84

Questão
What element is humus especially rich in?
Responda
  • Oxygen
  • Carbon
  • Nitrogen

Questão 85

Questão
What effects do plants' roots have on rock?
Responda
  • They break it apart
  • They hold it together
  • They cause it to undergo chemical changes
  • They don't have any effect.

Questão 86

Questão
Which of the following best describes the process of weathering and erosion?
Responda
  • Rapid
  • Gradual
  • Insignificant
  • Instantaneous

Questão 87

Questão
Which plants are usually the first to live in soil?
Responda
  • Simple plants
  • Trees
  • Flowers

Questão 88

Questão
(Constructive or Destructive?) Weathering is a [blank_start]destructive[blank_end] process. Erosion is a [blank_start]destructive[blank_end] process. Deposition is a [blank_start]constructive[blank_end] process.
Responda
  • destructive
  • destructive
  • constructive

Questão 89

Questão
What is erosion?
Responda
  • The removal of weathered material from one location to another.
  • The breaking down of material such as rocks and rock fragments.
  • The laying down or settling of transported material.

Questão 90

Questão
What is deposition?
Responda
  • The laying down or settling of transported material.
  • The removal of weathered material from one location to another.
  • The breaking down of rocks and rock fragments

Questão 91

Questão
(3 points) A [blank_start]meander[blank_end] is a C-shaped curve in a stream. A [blank_start]loess[blank_end] is a crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay. A [blank_start]delta[blank_end] is a large deposit of sediment where a stream enters a large body of water.
Responda
  • meander
  • loess
  • delta

Questão 92

Questão
(3 points) A [blank_start]V-shaped valley[blank_end] can be caused by the rushing water of a young stream. A [blank_start]dune[blank_end] is a pile of windblown sand. A [blank_start]longshore[blank_end] current flows parallel to the shoreline and erodes beaches.
Responda
  • V-shaped valley
  • dune
  • longshore

Questão 93

Questão
(3 points) [blank_start]Groundwater[blank_end] can cause erosion and create caves. A [blank_start]sea arch[blank_end] is formed when waves erode less-resistant rocks along the shoreline. A young stream flows rapidly downhill in mountainous areas.
Responda
  • Groundwater
  • sea arch

Questão 94

Questão
(2 points) An [blank_start]old[blank_end] stream moves slowly when it reaches flat land. A [blank_start]mature[blank_end] stream is a result of water reaching gentler slopes.
Responda
  • old
  • mature

Questão 95

Questão
[blank_start]Infiltration[blank_end] describes how quickly water flows through soil.
Responda
  • Infiltration
  • Consistency
  • Fertility

Questão 96

Questão
True or False- Clay-rich soils allow more water to move through than sandy soils.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 97

Questão
What features do land forms that are created by erosion have? Check all that apply.
Responda
  • Jagged
  • Flat
  • Sea cliffs
  • Wide valleys

Questão 98

Questão
What are beds?
Responda
  • Sediment deposited in water that forms layers.
  • The floor of a sea or ocean.
  • Layers of soil on dry land.

Questão 99

Questão
Can deposition take place without erosion?
Responda
  • Yes
  • No
  • There is not enough information to determine this.

Questão 100

Questão
True or False- Weathering, erosion, and deposition form soil.
Responda
  • True
  • False

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