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