Question 1

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s is an example of what hazard to soils and the roles they play in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  soil accumulation 
B)  soil erosion 
C)  soil percolation 
D)  soil leaching 
A)  soil accumulation 
B)  soil erosion 
C)  soil percolation 
D)  soil leaching

Question 2

Salt water is the end product of this weathering process.

Accepted Answer

A)  hydration 
B)  dissolution 
C)  jointing 
D)  frost wedging 
A)  hydration 
B)  dissolution 
C)  jointing 
D)  frost wedging

Question 3

What type of weathering are you most likely to find occurring near an ocean?

Accepted Answer

A)  dissolution 
B)  thermal expansion 
C)  salt wedging 
D)  root wedging 
A)  dissolution 
B)  thermal expansion 
C)  salt wedging 
D)  root wedging

Question 4

What type of weathering has produced the honeycomb-like features shown in the following photo?

Accepted Answer

A)  salt wedging 
B)  frost wedging 
C)  dissolution 
D)  hydration 
A)  salt wedging 
B)  frost wedging 
C)  dissolution 
D)  hydration

Question 5

What type of weathering has created the onion-like layers in the rocks in the below picture?

Accepted Answer

A)  jointing 
B)  hydration 
C)  dissolution 
D)  oxidation 
A)  jointing 
B)  hydration 
C)  dissolution 
D)  oxidation

Question 6

Which of the following is a type of physical weathering?

Accepted Answer

A)  rocks breaking apart into smaller pieces along joints and other fractures 
B)  minerals in bedrock dissolving into stream water 
C)  minerals in bedrock reacting with oxygen in rainwater 
D)  slowly adding water into certain minerals' structure 
A)  rocks breaking apart into smaller pieces along joints and other fractures 
B)  minerals in bedrock dissolving into stream water 
C)  minerals in bedrock reacting with oxygen in rainwater 
D)  slowly adding water into certain minerals' structure

Question 7

Why does differential weathering occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chemical weathering attacks some layers,and physical weathering attacks the others. 
B)  The cliffs formed by chemical weathering protect the rocks below. 
C)  Some types of rocks don't weather at all,thus producing cliffs. 
D)  Different minerals have different resistances to weathering. 
A)  Chemical weathering attacks some layers,and physical weathering attacks the others. 
B)  The cliffs formed by chemical weathering protect the rocks below. 
C)  Some types of rocks don't weather at all,thus producing cliffs. 
D)  Different minerals have different resistances to weathering.

Question 8

Dissolution occurs when minerals

Accepted Answer

A)  are dissolved into water. 
B)  are turned into rust. 
C)  absorb water and expand. 
D)  are removed by frost. 
A)  are dissolved into water. 
B)  are turned into rust. 
C)  absorb water and expand. 
D)  are removed by frost.

Question 9

Hydration occurs when minerals

Accepted Answer

A)  are dissolved into water. 
B)  are turned into rust. 
C)  absorb water and expand. 
D)  are removed by frost. 
A)  are dissolved into water. 
B)  are turned into rust. 
C)  absorb water and expand. 
D)  are removed by frost.

Question 10

Label the different soil horizons on the image below,then provide a brief description of each horizon next to the corresponding layer.

Accepted Answer

See the image below for correct labels.S

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s is an example of what hazard to soils and the roles they play in society?

Salt water is the end product of this weathering process.

What type of weathering are you most likely to find occurring near an ocean?

What type of weathering has produced the honeycomb-like features shown in the following photo?

What type of weathering has created the onion-like layers in the rocks in the below picture?

Which of the following is a type of physical weathering?

Why does differential weathering occur?

Dissolution occurs when minerals

Hydration occurs when minerals

Label the different soil horizons on the image below,then provide a brief description of each horizon next to the corresponding layer.

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of the Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

The Rock Cycle

The Earth’s Interior Revisited: Insights from Geophysics

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Prelude: And Just What is Geology?

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Exam 21: A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s is an example of what hazard to soils and the roles they play in society?

Salt water is the end product of this weathering process.

What type of weathering are you most likely to find occurring near an ocean?

What type of weathering has produced the honeycomb-like features shown in the following photo?

What type of weathering has created the onion-like layers in the rocks in the below picture?

Which of the following is a type of physical weathering?

Why does differential weathering occur?

Dissolution occurs when minerals

Hydration occurs when minerals

Label the different soil horizons on the image below,then provide a brief description of each horizon next to the corresponding layer.

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of the Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

The Rock Cycle

The Earth’s Interior Revisited: Insights from Geophysics

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Prelude: And Just What is Geology?

Filters