A) Weathering B) Deposition C) Erosion D) Sedimentation
A) Frost wedging B) Carbonation C) Hydrolysis D) Oxidation
A) Dissolution B) Hydration C) Oxidation D) Carbonation
A) Abrasion B) Exfoliation C) Frost wedging D) Dissolution
A) Abrasion B) Oxidation C) Dissolution D) Hydrolysis
A) Chemical B) Mechanical C) Physical D) Biological
A) Latitude B) Depth C) Distance from core D) Altitude
A) Rain formation B) Wind systems C) Erosion D) Mantle convection and plate movement
A) Weathering B) Sedimentation C) Metamorphism D) Melting
A) Solar radiation B) Pressure C) Chemical activity D) Heat
A) Strain B) Stress C) Fault D) Fold
A) Compression B) Shear C) Friction D) Tension
A) Shear B) Pressure C) Compressional D) Tensional
A) Fracturing B) Faulting C) Cracking D) Folding
A) Foliation B) Fault C) Joint D) Fold
A) Tension stress B) Shear C) Compression D) Heat
A) Seafloor spreading B) Plate tectonics C) Continental drift D) Subduction
A) Arthur Holmes B) Alfred Wegener C) Harry Hess D) James Hutton
A) Randomly B) Toward the ridge C) Toward the trench D) Away from the ridge
A) Ocean currents B) Fossil evidence C) Volcanoes only D) Magnetic patterns and rock ages
A) Divergent B) Convergent C) Transform D) Neutral
A) Mantle magma B) Outer core C) Crustal rock D) Asthenosphere gases
A) Move apart B) Stay fixed C) Sink D) Move together
A) On continents B) In subduction zones C) Near the ridge D) Near the trench
A) Telescope B) Sonar mapping C) Microscope D) Satellite
A) Hydrolysis B) Carbonation C) Dissolution D) Biological weathering
A) Earthquakes B) Climate change C) Soil erosion D) Plate tectonics
A) Time B) Temperature C) Pressure D) Color
A) Melting of magma B) Change in form C) Rock destruction D) Formation of sediments
A) Glacier B) Canyon C) Mountain ridge D) Volcano
A) Earth’s interior B) Earth’s rotation C) Gravitational pull D) Sunlight
A) Wind B) Acid rain C) Chemical reaction D) Freezing and thawing of water
A) Wind pressure B) Ocean waves C) Gravitational pull D) Convection currents in the mantle
A) Recently formed B) The same age as ridge rocks C) Younger D) Older
A) Vertical fractures B) Randomly oriented bands C) Circular patterns D) Stripes parallel to the ridges
A) Physical weathering by abrasion B) Chemical weathering by oxidation C) Chemical weathering by hydrolysis D) Physical weathering by exfoliation
A) Ice will protect the rock from erosion B) Cracks will close as ice melts C) Ice will form new minerals D) Repeated freezing will widen cracks
A) Mechanical B) Biological C) Physical D) Chemical
A) Erosion by water B) Intense heat and pressure C) Sediment compaction D) Chemical weathering
A) The magnetic field is constant B) The ocean floor is ancient C) The ridge is inactive D) Seafloor spreading is occurring
A) Predicting rainfall patterns B) Estimating population growth C) Identifying active earthquake zones D) Locating mineral deposits
A) Hotter and less dense B) Thicker and buoyant C) Lighter and younger D) Cooler and denser
A) Chemical and hydrolysis B) Physical and biological C) Abrasion and mechanical D) Thermal and exfoliation
A) Chemical weathering and dissolution B) Carbonation and erosion C) Oxidation D) Physical abrasion
A) It contracts as it cools. B) It is less dense than surrounding rock. C) It is cooler and heavier. D) It is denser than surrounding rock.
A) Temperature and moisture affect weathering rate. B) Gravity slows weathering in lowlands. C) Rock composition varies with altitude. D) Both samples weather equally.
A) Trim vegetation near road edges B) Cover surface with asphalt C) Spray water regularly D) Apply more concrete
A) Mountain range B) Subduction zone C) Ocean trench D) Rift valley
A) The ocean floor cools faster. B) Continents converge. C) Ocean basins widen faster. D) Subduction slows down.
A) Subduction occurs at the ridge. B) The process has stopped. C) Earth’s crust is shrinking. D) Plates move apart slowly but continuously. |