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Soil and Rock Unit Quiz

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1. a type of mechanical weathering caused by the scraping and scratching of rocks by loose particles that are transported over the rocks by wind, water, glaciers, etc.




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2. a chemical reaction in which oxygen combines with another substance; for example, when metal rusts




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3. The property of soil that allows water to flow easily through it




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4. Soil with very small particles that retain/hold onto water




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5. The largest particle size in soil




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6. The practice of planting different crops each year




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7. When rocks are dissolved or the composition is changed




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8. A type of rock that has been formed from cooling magma or lava




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9. What are the three major characteristics of sedimentary rocks




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10. What is the process in which rocks can be changed to become other types of rocks




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11. Metamorphic




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12. Mechanical Weathering




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13. Topsoil




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14. All living things depend on soil, there is a limited supply of good soil, and it takes a long time for soil to form.




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15. Contour Plowing




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16. Deposition




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17. Particles are washed down from the A-Horizon




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18. Dust Bowl




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19. Cementation




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20. Bedrock





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