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