Chapter 14 Quiz
Review
Question #1
Q: What is mechanical weathering?
A: Process by which rocks are broken
down into smaller pieces by physical
means.
Question # 2
Q: Name at least 3 common agents of
mechanical weathering.
A: ice, plants, animals, gravity, running
water, and wind.
Question # 3
Q: What is abrasion?
A: The grinding & wearing away of rock
surfaces through the mechanical action
of other rock or sand particles.
Question # 4
Q: What is chemical weathering?
A: Process by which rocks break down as
a result of chemical reactions.
Question # 5
Q: What are the 5 types of chemical
weathering?
A: Oxidation, hydrolysis, carbonation,
organic acids, & acid precipitation.
Question # 6
Q: What is produced when carbonic acid
reacts with calcite ( a major component
of limestone)?
A: Calcium bicarbonate
Question # 7
Q: What are the 4 agents that affect the
rate of weathering?
A: Rock composition, surface area, climate,
& topography.
Question # 8
Q: What weathering agents do lichens &
mosses produce?
A: Organic acids
Question # 9
Q: If you increase the amount of surface
area, how does that affect weathering?
A: The larger the surface area, the higher
the rate of weathering.
Question # 10
Q: Sedimentary rocks that contain this
weather most quickly?
A: Rocks that contain calcite.
Question # 11
Q: What type of climate has the fastest rate
of weathering?
A: Alternating hot and cold climates.
Question # 12
Q: What is crop rotation?
A: Farmers plant one type of crop one year
and a different type of crop the next.
Crop rotation stops erosion in its early
stages.
Question # 13
Q: What are the 3 major types of landforms
that are a result of weathering & erosion?
A: Mountains, plains, plateaus
Question # 14
Q: Name at least 2 of the 4 soil
conservation methods.
A: contour plowing, strip-cropping,
terracing, crop rotation.
Question # 15
Q: How does gravity affect erosion?
A: Creates mass movements such as
creep, mudflows, slump, landslides, &
solifluction.
Question # 16
Q: What are soil horizons?
A: A horizontal layer of soil that is clearly
different from the layers above and below
it.
Question # 17
Q: What is oxidation?
A: Process by which elements combine
with oxygen. (Type of chemical
weathering).
Question # 18
Q: What is differential weathering?
A: The process by which softer, less
weather resistant rocks wear away at a
faster rate than harder, more weather
resistant rocks do.
Question # 19
Q: Formations of potholes in streets during
severe winters is what type of
weathering?
A: Mechanical
Question # 20
Q: Halite in rocks dissolving in water is an
example of what type of weathering?
A: Chemical
Question # 21
 Q: What is erosion?
 A: The products of weathering are
transported.
Question # 22
 Q: What are the four agents of erosion?
 A: Gravity, wind, glaciers, and water.
Question # 23
 Q: What is a loose mixture of rock
fragments and organic material that can
support growth of vegetation called?
 A: Soil
Question # 24
 Q: Which would you expect to have a
faster rate of weathering, mountainsides
or flat land.
 A: Mountainsides
Question # 25
 Q: What is sheet erosion?
 A: Process by which water flows over a
layer of soil and removes the topsoil.