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 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 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 2 / 20 Which of these is an example of erosion Light Shinning onto a mountain All answers are correct Rain breaking down rock Wind blowing away sediment 3 / 20 What is soil composed of? living things weathered rock all answers are correct minerals 4 / 20 Why is the weathering process faster on the top of mountains than at lower altitudes? because the number of animals and plants is greater at lower altitudes than on mountaintops 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 wind, rain, and ice are stronger on the mountaintops than on lower altitudes 5 / 20 Why is the rate of erosion in deserts higher than in other areas? 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 because the water flows at a high speed 6 / 20 Which description best describes the term 'erosion'? 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 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 7 / 20 Which statement is TRUE about weathering and deposition processes? Both weathering and deposition are destructive processes. Weathering is a destructive process while deposition is a constructive process. Both weathering and deposition are constructive processes. Weathering is a constructive process while deposition is a destructive process. 8 / 20 Vibrations caused by earthquakes can cause large amounts of rock and soil to move downhill very quickly. Tsunami Fault zone Landslide Volcano 9 / 20 What are the two types of glaciers? Continental glaciers Alpine glaciers Dune glaciers Solid glaciers 10 / 20 Sharp, high-land ridge of rock that occurs between two alpine glaciers. Cirque Horn Dune Arete 11 / 20 What are the types of weathering? Physical weathering Aquatic weathering Chemical weathering Organic weathering 12 / 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 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 movement and pressure which causes the shape of the land to change 13 / 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 14 / 20 Unsorted sediment or pebbles, sand, clay, etc. that is transported and deposited by glaciers is called: till abrasions striations erratics 15 / 20 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 the wind carries sand and small sediments causing them to collide with rocks and wears them into smaller pieces 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 16 / 20 A loop like bend in the shape of the river as the river winds from side to side Meander Rills Gully Stream 17 / 20 What type of mountains are formed when molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface and hardens? uplifted mountains fold mountains fault-block mountains volcanic mountains 18 / 20 Plates slide past one another at ____. divergent boundaries transform boundaries convection currents subduction zones 19 / 20 What feature indicates the movement of glaciers on the Earth's surface? Grooves and scratches left on the rocks Old maps of the initial glaciers Watching and recording the movement of the glaciers The water flow from the melted glacier 20 / 20 _____________ plate boundaries are where tectonic plates collide. Fault Divergent Convergent Transform Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page