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Page 1: 1 This is WEDS Jeopardy! Chapter 7: Weathering, Erosion, [Deposition] & Soil

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This is WEDSJeopardy!

Chapter 7: Weathering, Erosion, [Deposition] & Soil

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Jeopardy Rules

• A square can only be selected once.

• Write your responses on the answer sheet.

• You must respond with a question.

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JeopardyWeathering

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Erosion & Deposition

Soil VocabularyMixed Bag

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100: Weathering

Answer:• The process by which rocks on or near Earth’s surface break

down and change.

Question: What is weathering?

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200: Weathering

Answer:• The chemical composition of rocks is changed.

Question:What is chemical weathering?

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300: Weathering Answer:• This has a pH value below 5.6.

Question:

What is acid precipitation?

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400: WeatheringAnswer:• The repeated thawing and freezing of water in the

cracks of rocks.

Question: What is frost wedging?

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500: WeatheringAnswer: • This process occurs in the decomposition of iron ore

Question:• What is oxidation?

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100: Erosion & DepositionAnswer:• The final stage of the erosional process in which

materials are dropped in another location.

Question: • What is deposition?

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200: Erosion & DepositionAnswer: • The steeper this is, the greater the potential for

flowing water to erode earth materials.

Question:• What is slope?

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300: Erosion & DepositionAnswer: • Erode by scraping, gouging, and picking up large

rocks and debris piles.

Question: • What are glaciers?

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400: Erosion & Deposition

• Sand along a shoreline can be repeatedly picked up, moved, and deposited by ocean currents to form a sandbar. Sandbars may continue to be built up, thus forming _____________.

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

Place your bet!

What are barrier islands?

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500: Erosion & DepositionAnswer:• A major erosional agent in areas on Earth that have both

limited precipitation and high temperatures.

Question:•What is wind?

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100: SoilAnswer:

The loose covering of weathered rock particles and decaying organic matter overlying the bedrock of Earth’s surface.

Question:

What is soil?

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200: SoilAnswer:

Soil that is located above its parent material.

Question:

What is residual soil?

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300: Soil

Question:

What is mollisoil/mollisol?

Answer:

A type of soil that forms in a prairie environment.

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400: SoilAnswer:

The relative proportions of particle sizes make up this soil characteristic.

Question:

What is texture?

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500: SoilAnswer:

The measure of how well a soil can support the growth of plants.

Question:

What is soil fertility?

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100: Vocabulary Answer:• Solution that contains hydrogen ions.Question:• What is an acid?

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200: Vocabulary Answer:• the process by which rocks and minerals break

down into smaller pieces

Question:

What is mechanical weathering?

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300: Vocabulary Answer:• the process by which outer rock layers are stripped away

Question:• What is exfoliation?

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400: Vocabulary Answer:• the chemical reaction of oxygen with other substances

Question:• What is oxidation?

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500: Vocabulary Answer:• A natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes

that lead toward a particular result.

Question:• What is a process?

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100: Mixed BagAnswer:

The work of ocean currents, waves, and tides carves out cliffs, arches, and other features along the continents’ edges.

Question:

What is wave action?

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200: Mixed BagAnswer:

Soils formed in dry, hot areas with low rainfall.

Question:

What are arid soils?

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300: Mixed BagAnswer:

A distinct layer, or zone, located within a soil profile.

Question:

What is a soil horizon?

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400: Mixed BagAnswer: • This layer contains topsoil, is usually rich in humus,

and supports much biological activity. It ranges from black to gray in color.

Question:

Which horizon is the surface layer, O?

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500: Mixed BagAnswer:

Horizon B contains _____________ that is enriched with clay and minerals. It has less-developed soil than A, and may have a zone of accumulation consisting of soluble minerals leached out from the topsoil. It may be red or brown in color as a result of the presence of iron oxides. It may also contain an accumulation of clay that forms a hardpan.

Question:

Which horizon is the subsoil?

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Double JeopardyAnswer

Your Bet?

• Rill erosion is erosion by the running water of a small channel on the side of a slope. Gully erosion occurs when streams evolve into small channels that become deeper and wider.

Explain rill erosion and how it differs from gully erosion.

Question

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Final JeopardyAnswer

Chapter 7 Crossword Puzzle!

QuestionPlay the game!