Test Review
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Soil Formation
Key Unit Questions:
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What causes mechanical weathering?
What causes chemical weathering?
What determines how fast weathering occurs?
How does soil form?
What is soil made of?
What are the roles of plants and animals in soil formation?
Why is soil one of Earth’s most valuable resources?
How have human activities harmed the soil and how can human activities
help save the soil?
What processes wear down and build up Earth’s surface?
What process is mainly responsible for shaping Earth’s land surface?
What features are formed by water erosion?
What features are formed when rivers and streams deposit sediment?
How does sediment enter rivers and streams?
How do glaciers cause erosion and deposition?
How do waves shape a coast?
How does wind cause erosion?
How can catastrophic events affect Earth?
How can human activities increase the impact of catastrophic events?
Unit Vocabulary:
Weathering
Erosion
Mechanical weathering
Abrasion
Chemical weathering
Sediment
Deposition
Glacier
Moraine
Deflation
Soil
Bedrock
Humus
Loam
Soil horizon
Runoff
Rill
Plucking
Sand dune
Sod
Renewable resource
Inexhaustible resource
Soil conservation
Contour plowing
Conservation plowing
Gully
Meander
Oxbow lake
Alluvial fan