Unit 2 Review

Unit 2 Test

Weathering
Erosion
Soil
Soil Conservation

Unit 2 Review Game Directions

You will have 10 minutes to answer as
many questions on your own.
After 10 minutes, you will work with your
groups to answer the question on the
board.
After the answer is given, copy the answer
on your paper or check to make sure your
answer is correct.

Weathering

#1

Define weathering

Answer:
Breaking down rocks into sediments.

Weathering

#2

Name the 6 agents of mechanical

weathering.

Answer:
Wind, water, ice, gravity, plants, animals

Weathering

#3

Name the 3 agents of chemical

weathering.

Answer:
Water, air, weak acids

Weathering
Lichens cause which type of
weathering?

Answer:
Chemical

#4

Weathering

#5

There are 2 mountains: 1st has sharp peak

and the 2nd has rounded and smooth peaks.
Which is older? Which is younger?

Answer:
Older 2nd; Younger 1st

Weathering

#6

Define abrasion.

Answer:
the grinding and wearing away of rock
surfaces

Weathering

#7

How do plants cause weathering?

Answer:
Mechanically plant roots grow & break rocks
Chemically acids in plant roots break down
rocks.

Weathering

#8

Rain, sleet, or snow that has high

amounts of acid are called

Answer:
Acid precipitation

Erosion & Deposition

Define erosion.

Answer:
Carrying away of sediments

#9

Erosion & Deposition

#10

Name the 3 features of erosion formed

by waves.

Answer:
Sea stacks, sea arches, sea caves

Erosion & Deposition

#11

Name the 3 features of erosion formed

by wind

Answer:
Saltation, deflation, abrasion

Erosion & Deposition

#12

Name the 3 features of erosion formed

by ice.

Answer:
Cirques, artes, u-shaped valleys

Erosion & Deposition

Define deposition

Answer:
The dropping of sediments

#13

Erosion & Deposition

#14

Name the 2 features of deposition

caused by waves.

Answer:
Beach, sandbar

Erosion & Deposition

#15

Name the 2 features of deposition

caused by wind.

Answer:
dune, loess

Erosion & Deposition

#16

Name the 2 features of deposition

caused by ice.

Answer:
Till, moraine

Soil
Name this soil
horizon

Answer:
O Organic Layer

#17

Soil
Name this soil
horizon

Answer:
A - Topsoil

#18

Soil
Name this soil
horizon

Answer:
B - Subsoil

#19

Soil

#20

Name this soil horizon

Answer:
C Weathered Parent
Material

Soil
Name this soil
horizon

Answer:
R - Bedrock

#21

Soil

#22

Define humus.

Answer:
dark, organic material formed in soil from
the decayed remains of plants and animals

Soil

#23

In which layer is humus found?

Answer:
A - topsoil

Soil

#24

In which layer could you find litter,

bugs, twigs, and plant matter?

Answer:
O Organic Layer

Soil

#25

What could you find in subsoil?

Answer:
Sand, silt, clay, nutrients

Soil

#26

Name the soil particles from largest

to smallest

Answer:
Gravel, sand, silt, clay

Soil

#27

Define infiltration

Answer:
The ability of water to pass through
soil

Soil

#28

How is soil formed?

Answer:
The weathering of rocks and the
decaying of plants and animals.

Soil Conservation

#29

Name 5 methods of soil conservation.

Answer:
Terracing, contour plowing, no-till
farming, cover crop, crop rotation

Soil Conservation

#30

Which method of soil conservation is

seen below?

Answer:
Terracing

Soil Conservation

#31

Which method of soil conservation uses

rows to act as dams instead of rivers?

Answer:
Contour plowing

Soil Conservation

#32

Which method of soil conservation prevents

erosion by leaving old stalks to provide
cover from rain?

Answer:
No-till farming

Soil Conservation

#33

What are cover crops?

Answer:
Crops that are planted between
harvests to replace nutrients.

Soil Conservation

#34

Which 2 methods of soil conservation

help to replace nutrients in the soil?

Answer:
Cover crops & crop rotation