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 is soil composed of? weathered rock minerals all answers are correct living things 2 / 20 Vibrations caused by earthquakes can cause large amounts of rock and soil to move downhill very quickly. Landslide Volcano Fault zone Tsunami 3 / 20 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 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 4 / 20 Sharp, high-land ridge of rock that occurs between two alpine glaciers. Cirque Arete Dune Horn 5 / 20 _____________ plate boundaries are where tectonic plates collide. Fault Divergent Transform Convergent 6 / 20 Why is the rate of erosion in deserts higher than in other areas? because the sand sizes are very tiny 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 7 / 20 What feature indicates the movement of glaciers on the Earth's surface? The water flow from the melted glacier Old maps of the initial glaciers Grooves and scratches left on the rocks Watching and recording the movement of the glaciers 8 / 20 Which of these is an example of erosion Rain breaking down rock Wind blowing away sediment Light Shinning onto a mountain All answers are correct 9 / 20 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 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. 10 / 20 Which description best describes the term 'erosion'? 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 11 / 20 Why is the speed of soil formation greater in areas where the temperatures can change quickly? 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 plants grow faster with varying temperatures 12 / 20 What type of mountains are formed when molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface and hardens? volcanic mountains fold mountains uplifted mountains fault-block mountains 13 / 20 A loop like bend in the shape of the river as the river winds from side to side Stream Rills Meander Gully 14 / 20 Unsorted sediment or pebbles, sand, clay, etc. that is transported and deposited by glaciers is called: till abrasions striations erratics 15 / 20 What are the types of weathering? Organic weathering Aquatic weathering Chemical weathering Physical weathering 16 / 20 Plates slide past one another at ____. subduction zones convection currents transform boundaries divergent boundaries 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 are the two types of glaciers? Continental glaciers Solid glaciers Alpine glaciers Dune glaciers 19 / 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 water enters the rock holes, freezes, and expands causing the rock to crack; then the process repeats to break down the rock the wind carries sand and small sediments causing them to collide with rocks and wears them into smaller pieces carbon dioxide reacts with water in the atmosphere forming an acid that reacts with rocks and changes their composition 20 / 20 Which description best describes the term 'deposition'? 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 Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page