Quiz about Constructive and Destructive processes

Question 1

This process is responsible for breaking down rock into smaller pieces (called sediment)

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Sediment

Question 2

This process is responsible for moving the sediment from one place to another

Accepted Answer

Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

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Sediment

Question 3

This process is responsible for dropping sediment off and piling up new sediment

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Sediments

Question 4

This is another term for tiny broken up pieces of rock

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Sediment

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 5

Which is the best definition for a constructive forces (process)

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to build up

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to destroy

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to break down

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to wash away

Question 6

Which is the best definition of destructive forces

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To destroy

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To build up

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To construct

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To create

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a constructive force (ONLY)

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Delta

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Tsunami

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Earthquake

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Volcano

Question 8

Which of the following is a destructive force (only)

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Earthquakes

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Deltas

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Landslides

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Volcanos

Question 9

Which of the following is both constructive and destructive

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Volcanos

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Sand dunes

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Hurricanes

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Deposition

Question 10

Deposition is a ___________________ process

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constructive

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destructive

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both constructive and destructive

Question 11

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers are examples of what?

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Compaction

Question 12

Your teacher filled a box with sand. She put a fan at one end and turned the fan on. The sand was blown to the opposite side of the box and collected at that side. What processes was the teacher demonstrating?

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Erosion and deposition

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Weathering and erosion

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Weathering and deposition

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Chemical and mechanical weathering

Question 13

a fan shaped deposit at the mouth of a river

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Delta

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Plain

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Dune

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Canyon

Question 14

Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:

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Groundwater

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Bogs

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Water in the ground

Question 15

An aquifer is a(n)

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underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water

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well in which water rises because of pressure

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type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts

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place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock

Question 16

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

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Convergent Boundary

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Divergent Boundary

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Transform Boundary

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Plate Boundary

Question 17

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

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Convection currents in the mantle

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Energy from the Sun

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Magnetic Pole Reversal

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Faults in Mountain Ranges

Question 18

What type of plate boundary is this?

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Convergent

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Plate

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Divergent

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Transform

Question 19

Mountains are created when....

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Two continental plates collide

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Two oceanic plates pull apart

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An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

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Two continental plates pull apart

Question 20

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

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Divergent

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Convergent

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Reform

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Transform

Question 21

Earthquakes and volcanoes are most likely found in which locations?

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At plate boundaries

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in oceans

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in the middle of continents

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in the middle of plates

Question 22

When one plate sides under neath another, it _________ and the magma _________.

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melts, rises

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hardens, sinks

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melts, sinks

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hardens, rises

Question 23

The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?

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continent-to-continent convergent

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divergent

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ocean-to-continent convergent

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transform

Question 24

Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...

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along tectonic plate boundaries

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along the coast

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in the Arctic

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in the ocean

Question 25

Two continental plates converge, the plates are crumpled and uplifted. What will form?

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long mountain ranges

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U shaped valleys

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active volcanoes

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shield fault lines

Question 26

The picture is representing a subduction zone. What is the relationship between the converging plates and igneous rock?

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Oceanic crust subducts under the continental plate and forces magma to the surface

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Suduction creates a deep ocean trench.

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Continental crust goes under the oceanic crust and forms magma that rises to the surface.

Question 27

All bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above ground

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Surface water

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Groundwater

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Runoff

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Swimming pool

Question 28

Sand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.

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Permeable

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Impermeable

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Solid

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Soft

Question 29

Suppose there is a drought in this area. The level of the river drops because of it.
What else could happen here?

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The water table will fall.

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The river will immediately rise again.

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The water table will rise.

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A new aquifer will form.

Question 30

What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?

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Groundwater

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Water Table

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Precipitation

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Snow

Question 31

Which type of soil is least permeable?

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Clay

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Silt

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Sand

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Gravel

Question 32

In Earth Science, what is a fault?

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It is a fracture where pieces of earth move up, down and sideways.

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It is who is to blame.

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It is a break in Earth's crust where pieces don't move.

Question 33

Which statement helped the development of plate tectonics

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similar rocks being found on two separate continents

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measuring dept of ocean trenches

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land covered by glaciers

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understanding ways organisims have adapted

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