1 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Soil My name is not Dirt My name is not Dirt Honey Dippers Honey Dippers & things Moving Pictures Moving Pictures Answer – must in Q form – V holds the final right for the answer

2 a type of frost action

3 What is ice wedging ?

4 type of chemical weathering causes a karst landscape

5 What is acids in groundwater ?

6 Process by which softer, less weather-resistant rocks wear away and leave harder, more weather- resistant rocks behind is called

7 What is differential weathering ?

8 How do lichens slowly break down a rock

9 What is by chemical weathering ?

10 What is the arrangement of soil particles called? ?

11 What is soil structure

12 Organic material formed in soil from the decayed remains of plants and animals called

13 What is humus ?

14 removal from soil of substances that can be dissolved in water is called Double points

15 What is leaching. ?

16 process of changing one steep field into a series of smaller, flatter fields is called

17 What is terracing. ?

18 Ice, wind, water, gravity, plants, and animals are all agents of…..

19 What is mechanical weathering ?

20 The soil conservation technique helps prevent erosion of sloping hills by heavy rains

21 What is contour plowing ?

22 Mechanical weathering occurs at a greater rate in climates that are

23 What are cold and wet ?

24 What are three benefits of soil?

25 What are: 1. provides minerals & nutrients to plants 2. provides a home to animals & bugs 3. allows water storage for plants

26 Chemical weathering is most rapid in areas that are ?

27 What are warm and wet. ?

28 Describe how ice, water, wind, gravity, plants, and animals cause mechanical weathering ?

29 What Describe ice wedging, rocks tumbling down slopes, plants (roots) growing into rocks, animals digging (undermining) ?

30 Explain how the composition of rocks affects the rate of weathering

31 What might be differential weathering (define), & explain why intrusive igneous rock holds up better than extrusive igneous rock?

32 What is the source of soil ?

33 What are: formed from rocks and decaying plants and animals Different-sized mineral particles, such as sand, silt (A sedimentary material consisting of very fine particles intermediate in size between sand and clay-stone dust-composed mainly of quartz and feldspar ), and clay, give soil its texture ?

34 Describe methods of preventing soil damage & loss Double points

35 What are -overuse -No till -Contour -Terracing -Cover Crops

36 ability of soil to hold and supply nutrients is called

37 What is fertility ?

38 Way to keep soil fertile by protecting it from erosion is called.

39 What is soil conservation

40 Rocks are ground and worn away by rocks and sand, it is called Double points

41 What is abrasion ?

42 Gardeners want a layer of rich _______ ?

43 What is topsoil ? highest concentration of organic matter and microorganisms, and is where most of the Earth's biological soil activity occurs.organic matter microorganismsEarth biological

44 Telephone posts in the desert are often worn thin by _____________________ ?

45 What is abrasion ?

46 When rocks break down because of chemical reactions, it is called ?

47 What is chemical weathering?

48 Series of layers in which soil forms are called ____________________. ?

49 What is horizons ? PowerPoint

50 Describe how a rock’s surface area affects the rate of weathering

51 What are If you can take one object & increase the surface area of it by breaking it up into smaller pieces then it will weather & “go way” faster pie