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