Quiz number 6

Question 1

Humus is important because

Answer 1

Helps in soil moisture

provides nutrients

Question 2

Which climate or landscape would have the best developed soil

Answer 2

Temperature wet dry

Question 3

Which climate has the fastest weathering rates

Answer 3

Rainforest

Question 4

The most important form of physical weathering in northwest is

Answer 4

Freeze/thaw

Question 5

Burrowing organisms (e.g.) earthworms are important in soil formation because they

Answer 5

Mix materials
open up the soil for Oxygen
provide organic material (humus)
Keep the soil from compacting

Question 6

Type of metamorphism associated with mountain building

Answer 6

Regional

Question 7

Hydrothermal

Answer 7

chemical fluid

Question 8

contact

Answer 8

magma

Question 9

In foliated metamorphic rocks minerals grains are lined up in what direction

Answer 9

Perpendicular

Question 10

blank is the parent material of slate

Answer 10

shale

Question 11

A non foliated metamorphic rock composed of calcium carbonate is

Answer 11

Lime stone

Question 12

In which of the major rock groups do rocks normally form at temp of 300-600 degrees

Answer 12

metamorphic

Question 13

granite can turn directly into

Answer 13

GNEISS

Question 14

which mineral will dissolve readily in water

Answer 14

NaCI

Question 15

Soil layers top to bottom

Answer 15

O
A
E
B
C
R

Question 16

which letter are organic material

Answer 16

O,A,R