Name: ________________________________ Date: ______ Hour: ______
Name: ________________________________ Date: ______ Hour: ______
Soil and Erosion Homework Questions
Soil and Erosion Homework Questions
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet
of lined paper. You do not need to staple this question set to the answers, but you
should title the lined paper “Soil and Erosion Homework Questions.”
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet
of lined paper. You do not need to staple this question set to the answers, but you
should title the lined paper “Soil and Erosion Homework Questions.”
1. Compare and contrast physical (mechanical) weathering and chemical weathering.
1. Compare and contrast physical (mechanical) weathering and chemical weathering.
2. Describe two examples of physical weathering.
2. Describe two examples of physical weathering.
3. Describe two examples of chemical weathering.
3. Describe two examples of chemical weathering.
4. Explain how erosion can change Earth’s surface.
4. Explain how erosion can change Earth’s surface.
5. Describe the composition of soil, including the percentages of each component.
5. Describe the composition of soil, including the percentages of each component.
6. Explain the different particle sizes of soil.
6. Explain the different particle sizes of soil.
Name: ________________________________ Date: ______ Hour: ______
Name: ________________________________ Date: ______ Hour: ______
Soil and Erosion Homework Questions
Soil and Erosion Homework Questions
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet
of lined paper. You do not need to staple this question set to the answers, but you
should title the lined paper “Soil and Erosion Homework Questions.”
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet
of lined paper. You do not need to staple this question set to the answers, but you
should title the lined paper “Soil and Erosion Homework Questions.”
1. Compare and contrast physical (mechanical) weathering and chemical weathering.
1. Compare and contrast physical (mechanical) weathering and chemical weathering.
2. Describe two examples of physical weathering.
2. Describe two examples of physical weathering.
3. Describe two examples of chemical weathering.
3. Describe two examples of chemical weathering.
4. Explain how erosion can change Earth’s surface.
4. Explain how erosion can change Earth’s surface.
5. Describe the composition of soil, including the percentages of each component.
5. Describe the composition of soil, including the percentages of each component.
6. Explain the different particle sizes of soil.
6. Explain the different particle sizes of soil.