Go to the Quizzes Page Processes Changing Earth’s Surface 0% 90 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 20 What are the two types of glaciers? Solid glaciers Dune glaciers Continental glaciers Alpine glaciers 2 / 20 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 3 / 20 Sharp, high-land ridge of rock that occurs between two alpine glaciers. Arete Horn Dune Cirque 4 / 20 A loop like bend in the shape of the river as the river winds from side to side Stream Meander Rills Gully 5 / 20 What is soil composed of? all answers are correct minerals weathered rock living things 6 / 20 What are the types of weathering? Physical weathering Aquatic weathering Chemical weathering Organic weathering 7 / 20 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. 8 / 20 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 formed glaciers are too large because the water flows at a high speed because the sand sizes are very tiny 9 / 20 Why is the speed of soil formation greater in areas where the temperatures can change quickly? worms will be more active with varying temperatures the frequent freezing and melting of ice break up rocks microbes will break rocks faster with varying temperatures plants grow faster with varying temperatures 10 / 20 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 constructive processes. Both weathering and deposition are destructive processes. 11 / 20 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 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 12 / 20 Which of these is an example of erosion Light Shinning onto a mountain Wind blowing away sediment Rain breaking down rock All answers are correct 13 / 20 Plates slide past one another at ____. subduction zones transform boundaries divergent boundaries convection currents 14 / 20 Unsorted sediment or pebbles, sand, clay, etc. that is transported and deposited by glaciers is called: abrasions till erratics striations 15 / 20 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 16 / 20 What feature indicates the movement of glaciers on the Earth's surface? Watching and recording the movement of the glaciers Old maps of the initial glaciers Grooves and scratches left on the rocks The water flow from the melted glacier 17 / 20 Which description best describes the term 'erosion'? 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. 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 18 / 20 _____________ plate boundaries are where tectonic plates collide. Fault Divergent Transform Convergent 19 / 20 Vibrations caused by earthquakes can cause large amounts of rock and soil to move downhill very quickly. Volcano Tsunami Landslide Fault zone 20 / 20 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 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 water enters the rock holes, freezes, and expands causing the rock to crack; then the process repeats to break down the rock Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page