Go to the Quizzes Page Processes Changing Earth’s Surface 0% 90 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 20 Which of these is an example of erosion All answers are correct Light Shinning onto a mountain Rain breaking down rock Wind blowing away sediment 2 / 20 Which description best describes the term 'erosion'? The geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass The process by which the land surface is worn down by running water, ice, wave action or wind. The movement and pressure which causes the shape of the land to change The breakdown or decay, but not the removal, of rocks and minerals at or near the surface. 3 / 20 What type of mountains are formed when molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface and hardens? uplifted mountains fold mountains fault-block mountains volcanic mountains 4 / 20 A loop like bend in the shape of the river as the river winds from side to side Stream Gully Meander Rills 5 / 20 What is soil composed of? weathered rock minerals all answers are correct living things 6 / 20 Vibrations caused by earthquakes can cause large amounts of rock and soil to move downhill very quickly. Tsunami Volcano Fault zone Landslide 7 / 20 Which of the following shows a chemical weathering of rocks? water enters the rock holes, freezes, and expands causing the rock to crack; then the process repeats to break down the rock roots from plants find their way and grow into rock holes causing them to widen and crack carbon dioxide reacts with water in the atmosphere forming an acid that reacts with rocks and changes their composition the wind carries sand and small sediments causing them to collide with rocks and wears them into smaller pieces 8 / 20 _____________ plate boundaries are where tectonic plates collide. Convergent Transform Divergent Fault 9 / 20 What are the two types of glaciers? Alpine glaciers Dune glaciers Solid glaciers Continental glaciers 10 / 20 Why is the rate of erosion in deserts higher than in other areas? because the sand is not held by plant roots and trees because the water flows at a high speed because the formed glaciers are too large because the sand sizes are very tiny 11 / 20 Why is the speed of soil formation greater in areas where the temperatures can change quickly? the frequent freezing and melting of ice break up rocks worms will be more active with varying temperatures microbes will break rocks faster with varying temperatures plants grow faster with varying temperatures 12 / 20 What are the types of weathering? Aquatic weathering Organic weathering Physical weathering Chemical weathering 13 / 20 Plates slide past one another at ____. transform boundaries divergent boundaries convection currents subduction zones 14 / 20 What feature indicates the movement of glaciers on the Earth's surface? Watching and recording the movement of the glaciers Old maps of the initial glaciers The water flow from the melted glacier Grooves and scratches left on the rocks 15 / 20 Which description best describes the term 'weathering'? The geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass The breakdown or decay, but not the removal, of rocks and minerals at or near the surface. The process by which the land surface is worn down by running water, ice, wave action or wind. The movement and pressure which causes the shape of the land to change 16 / 20 Why is the weathering process faster on the top of mountains than at lower altitudes? because the number of animals and plants is greater at lower altitudes than on mountaintops because wind, rain, and ice are stronger on the mountaintops than on lower altitudes because wind, rain, and ice are weaker on the mountaintops than on lower altitudes because the number of animals and plants is less at lower altitudes than on mountain tops 17 / 20 Unsorted sediment or pebbles, sand, clay, etc. that is transported and deposited by glaciers is called: till abrasions erratics striations 18 / 20 Which statement is TRUE about weathering and deposition processes? Weathering is a destructive process while deposition is a constructive process. Weathering is a constructive process while deposition is a destructive process. Both weathering and deposition are constructive processes. Both weathering and deposition are destructive processes. 19 / 20 Sharp, high-land ridge of rock that occurs between two alpine glaciers. Cirque Arete Dune Horn 20 / 20 Which description best describes the term 'deposition'? The breakdown or decay, but not the removal, of rocks and minerals at or near the surface. The geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass The process by which the land surface is worn down by running water, ice, wave action or wind. The movement and pressure which causes the shape of the land to change Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page