Earth processes

What process created this V-shaped valley?

• Erosion due to a river
• Erosion due to a glacier
• Weathering due to a river
• Weathering due to wind

Where are volcanoes located?

• Only on land
• They can be found anywhere. They are randomly located
• In hot places
• Some places have volcanoes, other places don't. There is a pattern.

What process created this cool rock?

• A volcanic eruption
• A flood
• Wind
• Water

What is the major force of erosion along the coast?

• Sand
• Earthquakes
• Waves
• Rain

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...

• sediment
• erosion
• weathering
• deposition 

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water...

• keeps the rocks in place
• makes the rocks last longer
• expands cracks and breaks rocks
• causes rocks to fall in landslides

The type of formation shown is at the southern end of the Mississippi river. What is it called?

• coastal erosion
• a delta
• a loess
• sand dunes

Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition
• a landslide

Most earthquakes occur near...

• state boundaries
• plate boundaries
• country boundaries
• rivers

A mountain range is an example of which type of plate boundary movement?

• Divergent
• Transform
• Convergent