Earth Science Quiz 1 Unit 4

Front 1

wearing away or grinding by friction

Back 1

abrasion

Front 2

process of disolving

Back 2

dissolution

Front 3

chemical reaction involving ions in water

Back 3

hydrolysis

Front 4

chemical reaction in which minerals are weakened by oxygen

Back 4

oxidation

Front 5

breakdown and change of rocks over time

Back 5

weathering

Front 6

_____ and ______ are the most common agents of physical weathering.

Back 6

heat,water

Front 7

____,____, and ____ are most common types of chemical weathering.

Back 7

oxidation, hydrolysis, and dissolution

Front 8

biological weathering can either be ____ or _____

Back 8

physical, chemical

Front 9

Physical weathering may happen because of temperature change. If the temperature rises, the minerals in rock may _____and cause cracks and breaks.

Back 9

expand

Front 10

carbonic acid _____

Back 10

dissolves limestone and other rocks

Front 11

How does the Sun contribute to physical weathering?

Back 11

minerals in rock heat and expand at different rates, which causes rock to break

Front 12

example of phys weathering

Back 12

abrasion

Front 13

Silicate rocks are weathered by _____ into the clay minerals.

Back 13

hydrolysis

Front 14

triangular deposition of fine, fertile soil at the mouth of a river

Back 14

delta

Front 15

placement of weathered rock and sediment by erosion

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deposition

Front 16

transport and deposition of weathered rock

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erosion

Front 17

substance which enables the transport of weathered rock and sediment

Back 17

medium

Front 18

erosion begins with ____, and ends with ____

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detachment, depostion

Front 19

Detachment and transport are ______ processes.

Back 19

destructive

Front 20

deposition is a ______ process

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constructive

Front 21

during deposition, sediment _____

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is dropped off at new locations

Front 22

wind erosion causes _____

Back 22

topsoil removal

Front 23

layer of distinct soil

Back 23

horizon

Front 24

top layer of mineral and organic material on earth's surface

Back 24

soil

Front 25

arrangements of horizons in a soil sample

Back 25

soil profile

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elevation and slope of land

Back 26

topography

Front 27

order of soil layers

Back 27

oabc

Front 28

most important climatic factors in soil formation

Back 28

temperature, moisture

Front 29

fertile soil is most likely in ___ to ___ incline

Back 29

mod, low

Front 30

essential elements in fertile soil

Back 30

ca, mg, k, na