Question 1

All of the following are possible indicators that creep is occurring except for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tilted fences or power line poles 
B)  an extremely thick soil profile 
C)  curved tree trunks 
D)  cracks in roads or sidewalks 
A)  tilted fences or power line poles 
B)  an extremely thick soil profile 
C)  curved tree trunks 
D)  cracks in roads or sidewalks

Question 2

From the land surface downward to the unweathered bedrock, which of the following is the correct order of the different soil horizons?

Accepted Answer

A)  0, A, E, B, C, bedrock 
B)  A, B, C, D, E, bedrock 
C)  E, A, B, C, 0, bedrock 
D)  D, E, C, B, A, bedrock 
A)  0, A, E, B, C, bedrock 
B)  A, B, C, D, E, bedrock 
C)  E, A, B, C, 0, bedrock 
D)  D, E, C, B, A, bedrock

Question 3

Solifluction occurs during the warmer summer months.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What two factors speed up rates of chemical reaction and weathering in rocks and soils?

Accepted Answer

A)  low temperatures; very dry 
B)  low temperatures; very moist 
C)  high temperatures; very dry 
D)  warm temperatures; very moist 
A)  low temperatures; very dry 
B)  low temperatures; very moist 
C)  high temperatures; very dry 
D)  warm temperatures; very moist

Question 5

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  rockslide 
B)  debris flow 
C)  creep 
D)  slump 
A)  rockslide 
B)  debris flow 
C)  creep 
D)  slump

Question 6

What process of mass wasting is illustrated in the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What process of mass wasting is illustrated...

Question 7

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  earthquake 
B)  lahar 
C)  liquefaction 
D)  landslide 
A)  earthquake 
B)  lahar 
C)  liquefaction 
D)  landslide

Question 8

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  frost wedging 
B)  mass wasting 
C)  sheeting 
D)  oxidation 
A)  frost wedging 
B)  mass wasting 
C)  sheeting 
D)  oxidation

Question 9

Quartz weathers readily to aluminum-rich clay minerals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which form of chemical weathering specifically affects the iron contained in ferromagnesian, rock-forming, silicate minerals?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which form of chemical weathering specifically affects...

Question 11

What is the most abundant, naturally produced, weak acid involved in chemical weathering and soil formation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the most abundant, naturally produced,...

Question 12

Which of the following best describe the E soil horizon?

Accepted Answer

A)  regolith zone 
B)  erosion zone 
C)  residual zone 
D)  leaching zone 
A)  regolith zone 
B)  erosion zone 
C)  residual zone 
D)  leaching zone

Question 13

How do freezing, thawing, wetting, and drying contribute to soil creep?

Accepted Answer

A)  The soil becomes much weaker when dry and frozen. 
B)  Gravity exerts a much stronger force when the soil is wet and thawed. 
C)  The soil expands and contracts, lifting particles and dropping them a slight distance downslope. 
D)  Eventually, these cause the soil and regolith to suddenly slide down the slope. 
A)  The soil becomes much weaker when dry and frozen. 
B)  Gravity exerts a much stronger force when the soil is wet and thawed. 
C)  The soil expands and contracts, lifting particles and dropping them a slight distance downslope. 
D)  Eventually, these cause the soil and regolith to suddenly slide down the slope.

Question 14

________ involves the downslope movement of a block or blocks of unconsolidated soil and regolith along a curved, slip surface.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ involves the downslope movement of a...

Question 15

Which statement best describes slumping, a mass wasting process?

Accepted Answer

A)  a block or blocks of unconsolidated regolith slide downhill along a curved slip surface 
B)  blocks of hard bedrock rapidly slide downhill along fracture surfaces 
C)  the soil and regolith move downhill very slowly 
D)  a mass of soil or regolith becomes saturated with water and suddenly flows downhill to the base of the slope 
A)  a block or blocks of unconsolidated regolith slide downhill along a curved slip surface 
B)  blocks of hard bedrock rapidly slide downhill along fracture surfaces 
C)  the soil and regolith move downhill very slowly 
D)  a mass of soil or regolith becomes saturated with water and suddenly flows downhill to the base of the slope

Question 16

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A)  oxidation 
B)  dissolution 
C)  hydrolysis 
D)  sheeting 
A)  oxidation 
B)  dissolution 
C)  hydrolysis 
D)  sheeting

Question 17

________ denotes the exposed, crescent-shaped rupture surface at the head of a slump.

Accepted Answer

A)  Scoop 
B)  Sole 
C)  Toe 
D)  Scarp 
A)  Scoop 
B)  Sole 
C)  Toe 
D)  Scarp

Question 18

Very fine-grained, iron oxide particles account for nearly all red, yellow, and brown soil colors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Slump describes the very slow, downhill movement of soil and regolith.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Removal of inorganic soil components from a soil is termed leaching.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Weathering, Soil, and Mass Wasting

All of the following are possible indicators that creep is occurring except for ________.

From the land surface downward to the unweathered bedrock, which of the following is the correct order of the different soil horizons?

Solifluction occurs during the warmer summer months.

What two factors speed up rates of chemical reaction and weathering in rocks and soils?

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

What process of mass wasting is illustrated in the diagram below?

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

Quartz weathers readily to aluminum-rich clay minerals.

Which form of chemical weathering specifically affects the iron contained in ferromagnesian, rock-forming, silicate minerals?

What is the most abundant, naturally produced, weak acid involved in chemical weathering and soil formation?

Which of the following best describe the E soil horizon?

How do freezing, thawing, wetting, and drying contribute to soil creep?

________ involves the downslope movement of a block or blocks of unconsolidated soil and regolith along a curved, slip surface.

Which statement best describes slumping, a mass wasting process?

Word Analysis. Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option which does not fit the pattern.

________ denotes the exposed, crescent-shaped rupture surface at the head of a slump.

Very fine-grained, iron oxide particles account for nearly all red, yellow, and brown soil colors.

Slump describes the very slow, downhill movement of soil and regolith.

Removal of inorganic soil components from a soil is termed leaching.

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