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Weathering, Soil, and Mass Wasting
True or False
1 .
Soils formed from bedrock are called residual soils.
True
False
2 .
Removing vegetation will increase the rate of soil erosion.
True
False
3 .
In Bowen's reaction series, the minerals that form last are the most susceptible to chemical weathering.
True
False
4 .
About fifty percent of the total volume of a good quality soil consists of pore spaces.
True
False
5 .
In general, the greater the slope the thicker the soil.
True
False
6 .
Climate is the most influential control of soil formation.
True
False
7 .
The soil layer composed of partially altered parent material is called the C horizon.
True
False
8 .
The downward movement of material as a viscous fluid is termed slide.
True
False
9 .
Water expands when it freezes.
True
False
10 .
Mass wasting will most likely occur when materials are at an angle that is less than their angle of repose.
True
False
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