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 of these is an example of erosion Light Shinning onto a mountain Rain breaking down rock All answers are correct Wind blowing away sediment 2 / 20 What are the types of weathering? Physical weathering Aquatic weathering Organic weathering Chemical weathering 3 / 20 A loop like bend in the shape of the river as the river winds from side to side Gully Rills Stream Meander 4 / 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 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 stronger on the mountaintops than on lower altitudes 5 / 20 Vibrations caused by earthquakes can cause large amounts of rock and soil to move downhill very quickly. Tsunami Volcano Landslide Fault zone 6 / 20 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 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 7 / 20 Why is the rate of erosion in deserts higher than in other areas? because the sand sizes are very tiny because the water flows at a high speed because the sand is not held by plant roots and trees because the formed glaciers are too large 8 / 20 Unsorted sediment or pebbles, sand, clay, etc. that is transported and deposited by glaciers is called: erratics abrasions striations till 9 / 20 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 10 / 20 Plates slide past one another at ____. subduction zones transform boundaries convection currents divergent boundaries 11 / 20 What feature indicates the movement of glaciers on the Earth's surface? Watching and recording the movement of the glaciers Grooves and scratches left on the rocks Old maps of the initial glaciers The water flow from the melted glacier 12 / 20 Which statement is TRUE about weathering and deposition processes? 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. Weathering is a constructive process while deposition is a destructive process. 13 / 20 _____________ plate boundaries are where tectonic plates collide. Fault Convergent Divergent Transform 14 / 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 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. 15 / 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 the frequent freezing and melting of ice break up rocks plants grow faster with varying temperatures worms will be more active with varying temperatures 16 / 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 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 17 / 20 Sharp, high-land ridge of rock that occurs between two alpine glaciers. Horn Cirque Dune Arete 18 / 20 What are the two types of glaciers? Continental glaciers Solid glaciers Dune glaciers Alpine glaciers 19 / 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 movement and pressure which causes the shape of the land to change The geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass 20 / 20 What is soil composed of? living things minerals weathered rock all answers are correct Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page