Geologic Processes on Earth’s Surface

_____ 1. Which of the following is not a type of weathering?

A. superficial B. biological C. chemical D. mechanical
_____ 2. It is the process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces called sediments.
A. climate change B. crushing C. leaching D. weathering
_____ 3. This type of erosion happens when light materials, such as small rocks and pebbles, are carried by
the wind to different places.
A. water erosion B. wind erosion C. glacial erosion D. soil erosion
_____ 4. Which of the following is NOT the agent of erosion?
A. wind B. water C. glaciers D. acid
_____ 5. What are the disadvantages of soil erosion?
I. It washes out the topsoil and leaves it infertile. III. It carries small rocks to different places.
II. It cleans the soil. IV. It is associated to floods.
A. I and IV B. II and III C. II and IV D. III and IV
_____ 6. Which of the following is not true about chemical weathering?
A. Agents of chemical weathering include water, strong acids, and oxygen.
B. Rock materials are changed into other substances with physical and chemical compositions.
C. Agents of chemical weathering include living things such as insects and roots of the trees.
D. One example of chemical weathering include feldspar hydrolyzed by rainwater.
_____ 7. Which of the following human activities helps reduce the effect of soil erosion?
A. crop rotation method C. converting forests to farms
B. overgrazing of animals D. kaingin system
_____ 8. What is the role of water in chemical weathering of rocks?
A. It hydrates and breaks the minerals on the rocks.
B. It washes out the dirt on rocks.
C. It fertilizes the soil.
D. It combines with metals in the minerals of rocks to form oxides.
_____ 9. Which of the following human activities reduces the quality of the top soil?
A. kaingin system C. planting more trees
B. crop rotation method D. leaving the soil as it is
_____ 10. Which of the following is not an example of areas where the sediments are deposited?
A. abyssal zone B. caves C. mountains D. deltas