Chapter 14 Quiz Chapter 14 Quiz ReviewReview

Question #1Question #1

Q: What is mechanical weathering?Q: What is mechanical weathering?

A: Process by which rocks are broken A: Process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical down into smaller pieces by physical means.means.

Question # 2Question # 2

Q: Name at least 3 common agents of Q: Name at least 3 common agents of mechanical weathering.mechanical weathering.

A: ice, plants, animals, gravity, running A: ice, plants, animals, gravity, running water, and wind.water, and wind.

Question # 3Question # 3

Q: What is abrasion?Q: What is abrasion?

A: The grinding & wearing away of rock A: The grinding & wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical action surfaces through the mechanical action of other rock or sand particles.of other rock or sand particles.

Question # 4Question # 4

Q: What is chemical weathering?Q: What is chemical weathering?

A: Process by which rocks break down as A: Process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions. a result of chemical reactions.

Question # 5Question # 5

Q: What are the 5 types of chemical Q: What are the 5 types of chemical weathering?weathering?

A: Oxidation, hydrolysis, carbonation, A: Oxidation, hydrolysis, carbonation, organic acids, & acid precipitation.organic acids, & acid precipitation.

Question # 6Question # 6

Q: What is produced when carbonic acid Q: What is produced when carbonic acid reacts with calcite ( a major component reacts with calcite ( a major component of limestone)?of limestone)?

A: Calcium bicarbonateA: Calcium bicarbonate

Question # 7Question # 7

Q: What are the 4 agents that affect the Q: What are the 4 agents that affect the rate of weathering?rate of weathering?

A: Rock composition, surface area, climate, A: Rock composition, surface area, climate, & topography.& topography.

Question # 8Question # 8

Q: What weathering agents do lichens & Q: What weathering agents do lichens & mosses produce?mosses produce?

A: Organic acidsA: Organic acids

Question # 9Question # 9

Q: If you increase the amount of surface Q: If you increase the amount of surface area, how does that affect weathering?area, how does that affect weathering?

A: The larger the surface area, the higher A: The larger the surface area, the higher the rate of weathering.the rate of weathering.

Question # 10Question # 10

Q: Sedimentary rocks that contain this Q: Sedimentary rocks that contain this weather most quickly? weather most quickly?

A: Rocks that contain calcite.A: Rocks that contain calcite.

Question # 11Question # 11

Q: What type of climate has the fastest rate Q: What type of climate has the fastest rate of weathering?of weathering?

A: Alternating hot and cold climates.A: Alternating hot and cold climates.

Question # 12Question # 12

Q: What is crop rotation?Q: What is crop rotation?

A: Farmers plant one type of crop one year A: Farmers plant one type of crop one year and a different type of crop the next. and a different type of crop the next. Crop rotation stops erosion in its early Crop rotation stops erosion in its early stages.stages.

Question # 13Question # 13

Q: What are the 3 major types of landforms Q: What are the 3 major types of landforms that are a result of weathering & erosion?that are a result of weathering & erosion?

A: Mountains, plains, plateausA: Mountains, plains, plateaus

Question # 14Question # 14

Q: Name at least 2 of the 4 soil Q: Name at least 2 of the 4 soil conservation methods.conservation methods.

A: contour plowing, strip-cropping, A: contour plowing, strip-cropping, terracing, crop rotation.terracing, crop rotation.

Question # 15Question # 15

Q: How does gravity affect erosion? Q: How does gravity affect erosion?

A: Creates mass movements such as A: Creates mass movements such as creep, mudflows, slump, landslides, & creep, mudflows, slump, landslides, & solifluction.solifluction.

Question # 16Question # 16

Q: What are soil horizons?Q: What are soil horizons?

A: A horizontal layer of soil that is clearly A: A horizontal layer of soil that is clearly different from the layers above and below different from the layers above and below it.it.

Question # 17Question # 17

Q: What is oxidation?Q: What is oxidation?

A: Process by which elements combine A: Process by which elements combine with oxygen. (Type of chemical with oxygen. (Type of chemical weathering).weathering).

Question # 18Question # 18

Q: What is differential weathering?Q: What is differential weathering?

A: The process by which softer, less A: The process by which softer, less weather resistant rocks wear away at a weather resistant rocks wear away at a faster rate than harder, more weather faster rate than harder, more weather resistant rocks do.resistant rocks do.

Question # 19Question # 19

Q: Formations of potholes in streets during Q: Formations of potholes in streets during severe winters is what type of severe winters is what type of weathering?weathering?

A: MechanicalA: Mechanical

Question # 20Question # 20

Q: Halite in rocks dissolving in water is an Q: Halite in rocks dissolving in water is an example of what type of weathering?example of what type of weathering?

A: ChemicalA: Chemical

Question # 21Question # 21

Q: What is erosion?Q: What is erosion?

A: The products of weathering are A: The products of weathering are transported.transported.

Question # 22Question # 22

Q: What are the four agents of erosion?Q: What are the four agents of erosion?

A: Gravity, wind, glaciers, and water.A: Gravity, wind, glaciers, and water.

Question # 23Question # 23

Q: What is a loose mixture of rock Q: What is a loose mixture of rock fragments and organic material that can fragments and organic material that can support growth of vegetation called?support growth of vegetation called?

A: SoilA: Soil

Question # 24Question # 24

Q: Which would you expect to have a Q: Which would you expect to have a faster rate of weathering, mountainsides faster rate of weathering, mountainsides or flat land.or flat land.

A: MountainsidesA: Mountainsides

Question # 25Question # 25

Q: What is sheet erosion?Q: What is sheet erosion?

A: Process by which water flows over a A: Process by which water flows over a layer of soil and removes the topsoil.layer of soil and removes the topsoil.