APES Chp 8 Quiz

Terms in this set (19)

at a hot spot
magma rises
the lithosphere includes
all of the crust
the porosity of soil is a measure of
how quickly it drains
magma circulates in convection cells in the
asthenosphere
the rock cycle operates in the following order
seditment-meta-ig-meta-sediment
a good liner for a landfill is made of
clay
soil best for growing most plants is composed of
a mixture of sand, silt, and clay that promotes water drainage and retention
correct order of physical size of sediment particles from largest to smallest
sand-silt-clay
functions of soil is/are the following
all correct
correct rocky type connected with its mode of origin
igneous-liquid magma
difference between weathering and erosion is that
weathering refers to the breakdown of the rock, erosion refers to the removal of the rock from its landscape
topsoil is the
A horizon
organic soil is
O horizon
acidic soil is
E horizon
all soils have a
B horizon
subsoil is
B horizon
least weathered soil horizon
C horizon
granitic rock is the dominant rock type in
continental crust
environmental problems associated with mining inolve
use of mercury, damage to streams, soil erosion, habitat-frag and destruction
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