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AP Environmental: Guided Notes
Lithosphere
1. The 3 types of rocks are:
a. ____________________
b. ____________________
c. ____________________
2. __________________ is the process by which sediment is compacted and
cemented into Sedimentary Rock.
3. Igneous Rock can be converted into Sedimentary Rock via________________
and Metamorphic Rock via _____________ and _______________.
4. An example of each rock type would be:
a. Igneous:_____________
b. Sedimentary:_______________
c. Metamorphic:_______________
5. 3 different types of weathering include:
a. _________________
b. _________________
c. _________________
6. Soil is the crucial link between _____________ and _______________ factors
7. List in order from LARGEST to SMALLEST the different particle types that are
found in soil:
a. _________
b. __________
c. _________
8. pH determines the availability of _________ to plants.
9. Soil Layers:
a. _____ : __________
b. _____ : __________
c. _____ : __________
d. _____ : __________
e. _____ : __________
10. The________ was a mass erosion event located in the Midwest due to _________
, ______________ , and _______________.
Lithosphere
1. The 3 types of rocks are:
a. ______Igneous______________
b. ______Sedimentary______________
c. ______Metamorphic______________
2. _____Lithophication_____________ is the process by which sediment is
compacted and cemented into Sedimentary Rock.
3. Igneous Rock can be converted into Sedimentary Rock
via_____Erosion___________ and Metamorphic Rock via ____Heat_________
and _____Pressure__________.
4. An example of each rock type would be:
a. Igneous:____Obsidian_________
b. Sedimentary:_____Sandstone__________
c. Metamorphic:____Marble___________
5. 3 different types of weathering include:
a. _____Physical____________
b. _____Chemical____________
c. _____Biological____________
6. Soil is the crucial link between ____Abiotic_________ and
____Biotic___________ factors
7. List in order from LARGEST to SMALLEST the different particle types that are
found in soil:
a. ____Sand_____
b. ____Silt______
c. ____Clay_____
8. pH determines the availability of ____nutrients_____ to plants.
9. Soil Layers:
a. __O___ : ___Organic Layer____
b. __A___ : ___Topsoil____
c. __B___ : ___Subsoil____
d. __C___ : ___Weathered Rock Fragments____
e. __D___ : ___Bedrock / Parent Material____
10. The____Dust Bowl____ was a mass erosion event located in the Midwest due to
___Farming Practices____ , ____Drought____ , and ____High Winds_____.