Physical Processes On Earth
Identify the following Physical Processes as they pertain to Earth's activities.
- 1.This picture best shows which of the following?
- A.
Subduction
- B.
The creation of a rift valley
- C.
Erosion
- D.
Weathering
- 2.When two plates collide and move past one another, which of the following is most likely to occur?
- A.
Earthquake
- B.
Weathering
- C.
Tornado
- D.
Erosion of the earth's coastal areas
- 3.Waves Winds Running water Ice The items in the list above cause which of the following?
- A.
Tornadoes
- B.
Tectonic Plate Movement
- C.
Weathering or Erosion
- D.
Tsunamis
- 4.What happens when a continental plate and an oceanic plate collide?
- A.
The continental plate slides under the oceanic plate
- B.
The oceanic plate slides along the continental plate
- C.
The continental plate is pushed up to form mountains
- D.
The two plates create a rift valley
- 5.What two procccess cause small incremental change on Earth's surface?
- A.
Erosion and Weathering
- B.
Volcanic Eruptions and Tidal Waves
- C.
Earthquakes and Landslides
- D.
Rivers and Tsunamis
- 6.Check the following items that are caused by an Earthquake.
- A.
Deposition
- B.
Tsunamis
- C.
Tornadoes
- D.
Rift Valleys
- E.
Landslides
- 7.What process causes a mountain to get smaller and smaller when the wind sweeps its soil away a little at a time?
- A.
Erosion
- B.
Earthquake
- C.
Volcanoes
- D.
Continental Drift
- 8.Water in a stream slowly wears away at the rock it moves past. This refers to
- A.
Earthquakes
- B.
Tsunamis
- C.
Erosion
- D.
Deposition
- 9.When a river picks up small particles of soil, rocks, and other materials and moves them down the river leaving them miles from where they originated. This is known as...
- A.
Deposition
- B.
Volcanic Eruption
- C.
Continental Drift
- D.
Tsunamis
- 10.When two plates pull apart from one another they create...
- A.
Earthquakes
- B.
Volcanoes
- C.
Rift Valleys
- D.
Tsunamis
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