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