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Decide if the following descriptions are examples of mechanical weathering or chemical weathering.
Write an M (mechanical) or C (chemical) on the line in front of each statement to indicate which
kind of weathering is being described.
_____1. Mosses growing on the surface of rocks, producing pits in the rocks
_____2. The wedging of tree roots along natural joints in granite outcrops
_____3. Limestone dissolved by carbonic acid
_____4. The oxidation of minerals that contain iron
_____5. Repeated freezing and thawing of water creating larger cracks in rock
_____6. The action of water, salt, and air on iron in rocks
_____7. Acids from plant roots which dissolves minerals causing rocks to break down
_____8. Formation of potholes in streets during severe winters
_____9. Lifted sections of sidewalk along tree-lined streets
_____10. A large rock falling from a cliff and then breaking
_____11. Feldspar mixed with water, producing clay minerals
_____12. Rocks that have been carried by streams and have become smaller and more rounded
_____13. Decaying plants dissolving some of the minerals in rocks
_____14. Tree roots cracking the concrete foundation of a house
Matching:
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____23. The layer of soil that contains organisms and organic matter is called the ____ horizon.
a. A b. B c. C d. D
____25. Soil generally contains about 50 percent rocks and minerals and about 50 percent
a. clay c. bacteria
b. air, water, and organic matter d. water and oxygen
____26. When livestock eat all the grass on the land, the land is said to be ____.
a. overgrazed b. leached c. weathered d. rotated
30. If all other factors are equal, how rapidly would a massive body of rock weather compared to
the same amount of severely broken up rock? Why?
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Erosion Questions – Section 2
Matching:
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_____23. Type of erosion that begins when a small stream forms during heavy rain A. deposition
_____24. Process that moves weathered sediments from one location to another B. dunes
_____25. Tightly packed deposits of fine windblown particles C. loess
_____26. The dropping of eroded sediments D. deflation
_____27. Erosion that can evolve from rill erosion E. abrasion
_____28. Wind erosion of small-sized sediments F. rill erosion
_____29. Deposit formed when windblown sediments pile up behind an obstacle G. sheet erosion
_____30. Water erosion outside of a stream channel H. gully erosion
_____31. The polishing and pitting of rocks and sediments by windblown sediments I. erosion
Multiple Choice:
Write the letter of the term that best completes each statement on the line in front of the number.
_____32. A ____is a mass movement that occurs when underlying material is weakened and can no
longer support material on it
a. till b. slump c. mudslide d. rill
_____33. If a stream frequently flows in the same path, rill erosion can evolve into _____.
a. sheet erosion b. creep c. gully erosion d. outwash
_____34. The process that moves weathered sediments from one place to another is ____.
a. mass movement b. erosion c. abrasion d. deposition
_____37. Rill, gully, and sheet erosion are all caused by _____.
a. gravity b. glaciers c. wind d. water
_____38. When wind blows sediment against an obstacle, the buildup of the sediment results in the
formation of_____.
a. a dune b. till c. an esker d. loess
_____39. A(n) _____ is an alluvial fan that forms when sediment is deposited as river water empties into
a lake, a gulf, or an ocean.
a. esker b. cirque c. channel d. delta
_____40. One way that sheet erosion differs from gully and rill erosion is that it doesn't flow_____.
a. downhill b. in a channel c. in a valley d. until after it rains
Application Questions: Write in the best choice for each statement on the line in front of
each number. Be sure to use the proper choices as given for each section.
Short Answer Question: Write the answer to this question in the space provided.
Matching:
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_____1. Till deposited in front and along the sides of a glacier forming a ridge.
_____2. Deposits from a glacier’s melted ice.
_____3. Gouges left behind on bedrock from the bottom material in a glacier.
_____4. Very large striations.
____ 5. Measure of reflectivity of light and heat from the surface of the Earth.
____ 6. Glaciers located in mountainous areas.
____ 7. Glaciers found near the Earth's polar regions.
____ 8. A moving mass of ice and snow.
____9. Deposit of different-sized sediments from glacial ice and snow.
____10. Till and outwash are both examples of ___.
Short Answer Questions:
11. What are the four agents of erosion? Circle the one that is most common to
Baraboo today.
A. B.
C. D.
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12. What three conditions are necessary for the start of an ice age?
A.
B.
C.
13. Give three examples of how glaciers affected Wisconsin during the last ice age.
A.
B.
C.
14. List two ways how today’s local economy is tied to past glaciations of
Wisconsin.
A.
B.