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