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