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Weathering, Soil, and Mass Wasting
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1 .       Soils formed from bedrock are called residual soils. 

 
 


2 .       Removing vegetation will increase the rate of soil erosion. 

 
 


3 .       In Bowen's reaction series, the minerals that form last are the most susceptible to chemical weathering. 

 
 


4 .       About fifty percent of the total volume of a good quality soil consists of pore spaces. 

 
 


5 .       In general, the greater the slope the thicker the soil. 

 
 


6 .       Climate is the most influential control of soil formation. 

 
 


7 .       The soil layer composed of partially altered parent material is called the C horizon. 

 
 


8 .       The downward movement of material as a viscous fluid is termed slide. 

 
 


9 .       Water expands when it freezes. 

 
 


10 .       Mass wasting will most likely occur when materials are at an angle that is less than their angle of repose. 

 
 






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