Go to the Quizzes Page Changing Earth’s Surface – Exam 0% 11 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Exam instructions: The number of attempts is " 1 " Do not open more than one window. 40 questions. 40 minutes. Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 40 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 The water flow from the melted glacier Watching and recording the movement of the glaciers 2 / 40 Why is the rate of erosion in deserts higher than in other areas? because the formed glaciers are too large because the water flows at a high speed because the sand is not held by plant roots and trees because the sand sizes are very tiny 3 / 40 Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called Erosion Weathering Deposition Compaction 4 / 40 Plates slide past one another at ____. divergent boundaries transform boundaries subduction zones convection currents 5 / 40 Vibrations caused by earthquakes can cause large amounts of rock and soil to move downhill very quickly. Tsunami Landslide Fault zone Volcano 6 / 40 Indicate what determines the type of a specific plate boundary. the depth of the tectonic plates the position of the plate boundaries the direction of motion of the tectonic plates the speed of motion of the tectonic plates 7 / 40 What occurs at transform boundaries? eruption of hot spots earthquakes folding trenches 8 / 40 Why is the speed of soil formation greater in areas where the temperatures can change quickly? plants grow faster with varying temperatures microbes will break rocks faster with varying temperatures worms will be more active with varying temperatures the frequent freezing and melting of ice break up rocks 9 / 40 Which of the options below are causes of a tsunami? Change in water's temperature Underwater earthquake Rotation of Earth Underwater volcano 10 / 40 What are the two types of glaciers? Continental glaciers Solid glaciers Alpine glaciers Dune glaciers 11 / 40 The crystals that form in slowly cooled magma produce ____ mineral grains. tiny fine-grained large invisible 12 / 40 Sedimentary rocks are changed to sediments by ____. cementation heat and pressure weathering and erosion compaction 13 / 40 Which description best describes the term 'erosion'? The breakdown or decay, but not the removal, of rocks and minerals at or near the surface. 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 The process by which the land surface is worn down by running water, ice, wave action or wind. 14 / 40 Which of the options below is NOT caused by tectonic plate movements? Tsunami Impact craters Landslide Volcano 15 / 40 The driving forces of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in Earth’s ____. inner core crust mantle outer core 16 / 40 A vast, underwater mountain chain is called a(n) _____. ocean floor sediment oceanic crust mid-ocean ridge deep-sea trench 17 / 40 What type of volcanic eruption is shown in the next image? Fault volcanic eruption Slow volcanic eruption Fold volcanic eruption Explosive volcanic eruption 18 / 40 Why is the weathering process faster on the top of mountains than at 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 because wind, rain, and ice are stronger on the mountaintops than on lower altitudes because the number of animals and plants is greater at lower altitudes than on mountaintops 19 / 40 _____________ plate boundaries are where tectonic plates collide. Convergent Fault Transform Divergent 20 / 40 Sharp, high-land ridge of rock that occurs between two alpine glaciers. Dune Cirque Arete Horn 21 / 40 Which statement is TRUE about weathering and deposition processes? Both weathering and deposition are constructive processes. Weathering is a constructive process while deposition is a destructive process. Both weathering and deposition are destructive processes. Weathering is a destructive process while deposition is a constructive process. 22 / 40 Which is the deepest point on earth? The Challenger Deep The Mid-Atlantic ridge Antarctica Iceland mid-ocean ridge 23 / 40 Unsorted sediment or pebbles, sand, clay, etc. that is transported and deposited by glaciers is called: till abrasions erratics striations 24 / 40 How do the ages of rocks change as you get further from the Mid-Ocean ridge? Rocks get younger Rocks get older Rocks stay the same age 25 / 40 Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary? Convergent boundary Divergent boundary Transform boundary Fold boundary 26 / 40 The Himalayan mountain rage of India was formed at a _____. convergent boundary divergent boundary hot spot transform boundary 27 / 40 The edges of plates are called.... convection boundaries landslide subduction 28 / 40 ____ are formed when two continental plates collide. Volcanoes Stick-slip faults Mountain ranges Rift valleys 29 / 40 How did scientists discover the presence of mountain ranges on the ocean floor? They could easily see the ocean floor from the surface. They used an echo sounder which sends a sound wave pulse that hits the ocean bottom. They dived in and examined the bottom of the ocean. They used a ship that captures pictures of the ocean floor. 30 / 40 What is molten rock below Earth's surface? lava mantle magma subduction 31 / 40 Which of these is an example of erosion Rain breaking down rock Wind blowing away sediment Light Shinning onto a mountain All answers are correct 32 / 40 What is soil composed of? weathered rock all answers are correct living things minerals 33 / 40 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 geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass The movement and pressure which causes the shape of the land to change 34 / 40 Which of the following shows a chemical weathering of rocks? 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 water enters the rock holes, freezes, and expands causing the rock to crack; then the process repeats to break down the rock 35 / 40 A loop like bend in the shape of the river as the river winds from side to side Stream Gully Rills Meander 36 / 40 Which description best describes the term 'weathering'? 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 The process by which the land surface is worn down by running water, ice, wave action or wind. The breakdown or decay, but not the removal, of rocks and minerals at or near the surface. 37 / 40 What are the types of weathering? Chemical weathering Aquatic weathering Physical weathering Organic weathering 38 / 40 What type of mountains are formed when molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface and hardens? uplifted mountains fault-block mountains fold mountains volcanic mountains 39 / 40 Lava pillows are caused by _________. underwater tsunamis underwater volcanoes earthquakes fault zones 40 / 40 A break in Earth's crust along which movement occurs is called a(n) _______. earthquake strain fault stress Your score is 0% Restart quiz See review Send feedback Go to the Quizzes Page