Chpt 5

Question 1

T or F mountain slopes have more fertile soil than river valleys

Answer 1

False river valleys are more fertile

Question 2

T or F dunes form where wind is strong and soil is wet

Answer 2

False where soil is dry

Question 3

T or F wind and water are powerful agents that change earth

Answer 3

True

Question 4

T or F fiat land is more prone to mass wasting than billed land

Answer 4

False - hilled land is more prone

Question 5

T or F heavier particles travel more than lighter ones when moved by wind and water

Answer 5

False- lighter travel further

Question 6

Soil scooped out by wind is ______

Answer 6

Deflation hollows

Question 7

Large mass of moving ice is _____

Answer 7

Glacier

Question 8

Removal of material by wind water or ice is _____

Answer 8

Erosion

Question 9

Mound of till is _____

Answer 9

Moraine

Question 10

Wearing down of rock by chemical process _____

Answer 10

Chemical weathering

Question 11

Wearing down rock surface by other rocks

Answer 11

Abrasion

Question 12

Surface feature of place or region ________

Answer 12

Topography

Question 13

Loose layer of rock and soil _______

Answer 13

Regolith

Question 14

Downhill movement

Answer 14

Landslide

Question 15

Breaking down of rock by physical process ?

Answer 15

Mechanical weathering

Question 16

Carbon combining with other substances?

Answer 16

Carbonation

Question 17

Left behind by glaciers?

Answer 17

Till

Question 18

Describe 3 processes or mechanical weathering

Answer 18

Ice wedging - water seeps into cracks and freezes and then expands breaking the rock
Temperature extremes- rocks expand in heat and contract in cold
Living things- trees force rocks to split

Question 19

Describe 3 processes of chemical weathering

Answer 19

Hydrolysis- chemical interaction with water on rocks
Carbonation - carbonic acid and other minerals form substances
Oxidation - chemicals combing with oxygen (rust)

Question 20

3 factors that determine how fast rocks weather

Answer 20

Type of rock - sedimentary softer than igneous and metamorphic
Surface area- smaller rocks weather faster
Climate - higher rainfall means faster weathering

Question 21

3 forces lead to erosion of material

Answer 21

Wave action
Glacier ice
Avalanches

Question 22

*Flood control question *

Answer 22

Pavement

Question 23

Landslide question

Answer 23

All of above

Question 24

Most easily weathered

Answer 24

Sedimentary

Question 25

Not a force that makes erosion

Answer 25

Year round coldness

Question 26

Water responsible for mechanical weathering

Answer 26

Temperature

Question 27

Essay how would you address cottage building question

Answer 27

Eroding dunes isn't good for the earth and building on sand isn't good for cottages

Question 28

Cutting down tree essay question

Answer 28

Mass wasting would affect the houses and buildings more than trees

Question 29

T or F shore erosion increases during storms

Answer 29

True