Ch. 2 part 2

Question 1

a pile of rocks and soil deposited by a glacier

a. delta
b. deflation
c. deposition
d. load
e. moraine

Answer 1

e. moraine

Question 2

the process of wind picking up loose sediment and carrying it away

a. delta
b. deflation
c. deposition
d. load
e. moraine

Answer 2

b. deflation

Question 3

an area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

a. delta
b. deflation
c. deposition
d. load
e. moraine

Answer 3

a. delta

Question 4

The process of rock changing from one type to another is called

a. the rock cycle
b. loam
c. bedrock
d. erosion

Answer 4

a. the rock cycle

Question 5

the process of breaking down rocks is called

a. erosion
b. frost wedging
c. exfoliation
d. weathering

Answer 5

d. weathering

Question 6

_____ changes rocks into a new substances.

a. Abrasion
b. Mechanical weathering
c. Chemical weathering
d. Exfoliation

Answer 6

c. chemical weathering

Question 7

_____ occurs whenever rocks rub against each other.

a. Abrasion
b. Exfoliation
c. Chemical weathering
d. Frost action

Answer 7

a. Abrasion

Question 8

Unweathered rock that influenced the soil above it is called _____.

a. topsoil
b. bedrock
c. subsoil
d. loam

Answer 8

B. bedrock

Question 9

_____ contains weathered minerals and some nutrients from the humus.

A. Topsoil
b. Bedrock
c. Subsoil
d. Loam

Answer 9

C. Subsoil