"A Changing Earth" Review

Front

What force has caused the fastest change in Earth’s environment in the last 50 years?

Back

human actions

Front

_____ continents are found on Earth.

Back

Seven

Front

Which of the following moves over Earth's mantle, creating changes of Earth's surface features?
faults,
continents,
tectonic plates,
tsunamis

Back

tectonic plates

Front

Where is the Ring of Fire located? Options: the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, Bay of Bengal

Back

the Pacific Ocean

Front

The process in which parts of rock are moved elsewhere as the result of wind, rain, or ice is called ​______.

Back

erosion

Front

How long does it take plates to move enough to create landforms?

Back

millions of years

Front

True or False: The Earth's crust is made up of seven enormous tectonic plates.

Back

False

Front

Waves and ocean currents depositing sand along coastlines would be an example of what?

Back

Deposition

Front

The Appalachian Mountains in the United States have become rounded after millions of years of what? Deposition, Weathering and Erosion, Plate movement, Hurricanes

Back

Weathering and Erosion

Front

What causes earthquakes and volcanoes?

Back

plate movement