Go to the Quizzes Page Processes Changing Earth’s Surface 0% 490 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 20 What is soil composed of? living things all answers are correct minerals weathered rock 2 / 20 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 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 3 / 20 Which description best describes the term 'deposition'? 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. The breakdown or decay, but not the removal, of rocks and minerals at or near the surface. 4 / 20 What are the types of weathering? Aquatic weathering Organic weathering Chemical weathering Physical weathering 5 / 20 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 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 movement and pressure which causes the shape of the land to change 6 / 20 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 7 / 20 Plates slide past one another at ____. subduction zones transform boundaries divergent boundaries convection currents 8 / 20 A loop like bend in the shape of the river as the river winds from side to side Stream Rills Gully Meander 9 / 20 Vibrations caused by earthquakes can cause large amounts of rock and soil to move downhill very quickly. Fault zone Landslide Volcano Tsunami 10 / 20 Why is the rate of erosion in deserts higher than in other areas? because the water flows at a high speed because the formed glaciers are too large because the sand sizes are very tiny because the sand is not held by plant roots and trees 11 / 20 What are the two types of glaciers? Alpine glaciers Continental glaciers Solid glaciers Dune glaciers 12 / 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 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. 13 / 20 _____________ plate boundaries are where tectonic plates collide. Transform Divergent Convergent Fault 14 / 20 Why is the speed of soil formation greater in areas where the temperatures can change quickly? plants grow faster with varying temperatures microbes will break rocks faster with varying temperatures worms will be more active with varying temperatures the frequent freezing and melting of ice break up rocks 15 / 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 16 / 20 Sharp, high-land ridge of rock that occurs between two alpine glaciers. Arete Cirque Dune Horn 17 / 20 Which statement is TRUE about weathering and deposition processes? Both weathering and deposition are constructive processes. Weathering is a constructive process while deposition is a destructive process. Both weathering and deposition are destructive processes. Weathering is a destructive process while deposition is a constructive process. 18 / 20 What type of mountains are formed when molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface and hardens? fault-block mountains volcanic mountains fold mountains uplifted mountains 19 / 20 Unsorted sediment or pebbles, sand, clay, etc. that is transported and deposited by glaciers is called: striations erratics till abrasions 20 / 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 weaker 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 stronger on the mountaintops than on lower altitudes Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page