Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

Question 1

Pieces of broken down, pre-existing rocks at or near the Earth’s Surface

Answer 1

Sediments

Question 2

Rocks that are made-up of lithified Sediments

Answer 2

Sedimentary Rocks

Question 3

A Sub-branch of Petrology that focuses on the composition. Characteristics and origin of sedimentary rocks.

Answer 3

Sedimentary Petrology

Question 4

A simple model of the processes responsible for the production of sediments and sedimentary rocks

Answer 4

Sedimentary Cycle

Question 5

What is the Sequence of Formation

Answer 5

1. Weathering
2. Erosion
3. Transport
4. Deposition
   5 Diagenesis

Question 6

Process that breaks down rock into sediments

Answer 6

Weathering

Question 7

The physical removal of material by mobile agents such as water, wind, ice or gravity

Answer 7

Erosion

Question 8

What is the strongest agents in terms of weathering

Answer 8

Ice

Question 9

Weathering that cause by glacier movement

Answer 9

Rock Flour

Question 10

The Transfer of rock and soil downslope under the influence of gravity

Answer 10

Mass Wasting

Question 11

3 factors Affecting Weathering

Answer 11

1. Climate
2. Rock Characteristics
3. Differential Weathering

Question 12

FACTOR AFFECTING WEATHERING:

Factors, particularly temperature and moisture, are crucial to the rate of rock weathering.

Answer 12

Climate

Question 13

FACTOR AFFECTING WEATHERING:

Chemical Traits of rocks, including mineral composition and solubility

Answer 13

Rock Characteristics

Question 14

FACTORS AFFECTING WEATHERING:

Unequal weathering due to the rock’s composition

Answer 14

Differential Weathering

Question 15

A mixture of minerals, organic, matter, water and air.

Answer 15

Soil

Question 16

The layer of rock fragments produced by weathering

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Regolith

Question 17

The study of physical and chemical properties soils and its formation

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Pedology

Question 18

the soil the can be seen in moon

Answer 18

Regolith

Question 19

CONTROLS OF SOIL FORMATION:
The source of the weathered mineral matter from which soils develop

Answer 19

Parent material

Question 20

CONTROLS OF SOIL FORMATION :

Strongly influences weathering by the length of time that processes have been operating

Answer 20

Time

Question 21

CONTROLS OF SOIL FORMATION:

Climatic elements, such as temperature and precipitation, that exert the strongest impact on soil formation

Answer 21

Climate

Question 22

CONTROLS OF SOIL FORMATION:

The types of abundance of organism present have a strong influence on the physical and chemical properties of soil.

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Organisms

Question 23

CONTROLS OF SOIL FORMATION:

Variations in topography can lead to the development of a variety of localized soil types

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Topography

Question 24

Zones of soil with varying composition, texture and structure found at different depths.

Answer 24

Horizons

Question 25

A vertical section of all the soil horizons

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Soil Profile

Question 26

WASHIN OUT of fine soil components

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Eluviation

Question 27

Depletion of soluble materials from upper horizons

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Leaching

Question 27

Top soil consist of what horizon

Answer 27

• O Horizon
• A Horizon

Question 28

Subsoil consist of what horizon

Answer 28

B horizon

Question 28

Constitutes the O AND A horizon

Answer 28

Topsoil

Question 28

Consists largely of organic material

Answer 28

O Horizon

Question 29

Solumm of “true soil” consist of what horizon

Answer 29

• O Horizon
• A Horizon
• E Horizon
• B Horizon

Question 29

Consists largely of organic material

Answer 29

O horizon