PHSC 210 Quiz: Presentations Mass
Wasting, Soils, Streams, and
Groundwater
Score for this quiz: 21.88 out of 25
PartialQuestion 1
3..25 pts
Soil Formations
Match the terms with their descriptions.
Humus
The component of soil that is composed of decayed organic
material.
Soil profile
The original rock material that supplies the mineral component to
soils.
Eluviation
The process of carrying away fine soil particles.
Regolith
The space between the surface and the underlying bedrock.
Question 2
6..25 pts
Stream dynamics and features
Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the right.
Water from rain that moves toward a stream under the force of
gravity.
Sheet Flow
This term describes a region where all its streams feed into the
same drainage network.
Water shed
This measures the volume of water moving in a stream and its units
are cubic feet per second.
Wasting, Soils, Streams, and
Groundwater
Score for this quiz: 21.88 out of 25
PartialQuestion 1
3..25 pts
Soil Formations
Match the terms with their descriptions.
Humus
The component of soil that is composed of decayed organic
material.
Soil profile
The original rock material that supplies the mineral component to
soils.
Eluviation
The process of carrying away fine soil particles.
Regolith
The space between the surface and the underlying bedrock.
Question 2
6..25 pts
Stream dynamics and features
Match the following statements on the left with the answers on the right.
Water from rain that moves toward a stream under the force of
gravity.
Sheet Flow
This term describes a region where all its streams feed into the
same drainage network.
Water shed
This measures the volume of water moving in a stream and its units
are cubic feet per second.
