PRACTICE QUIZ FOR WEATHERING SOILS & GEOMORPHOLOGY
Geos 101 Sects. 2 & 4H
Read each question carefully before you answer.
Click on the letter of the best answer.

1. Physical weathering includes all the following EXCEPT

   a. crystal growth

   b. freeze-thaw

   c. hydrolysis

   d. root growth

2. A soil horizon characterized by the accumulation of carbonates is the

   a. A

   b. B

   c. E

   d. K

3. The downslope movement of regolith by gravity is

   a. chemical weathering

   b. mass wasting

   c. physical weathering

   d. soil formation

4. The following are kinds of dunes EXCEPT

   a. barchan

   b. linear

   c. parabolic

   d. saltating

5. A coral ridge surrounding an island is a

   a. atoll

   b. barrier island

   c. delta

   d. fringing reef

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