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