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