Constructive/Destructive Forces

Which would take the longest to form?

• a fault

• a sinkhole

• a river meandering

• a mountain range

Which two processes form a sand dune?

• wind erosion and deposition

• plate movement and deposition

• wind erosion and then water erosion

• water erosion then plate movement

How can the collision of two tectonic plates change the order of rock layers?

• rock layers contain pollutants that dissolve soil

• rock layers lack water that leads to droughts

• rock layers are compressed forming folds and faults

• rock layers are moved closer to rivers which erode landforms

A current flowing along a shore would form a __________.

• reef

• delta

• sand dune

• barrier island

The hot spot does not move under the Hawaiian Islands.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands form due to which of the following?

• Divergent Boundary
• Hot Spot
• Subduction Boundary
• Transform Boundary

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What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?

• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Mountain
• Rift Valley
• Island Arc

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Which is evidence that shows an area was covered by a glacier?

• caves

• fossils

• abrasion (scraping) of rocks

• peeling rocks

Which is NOT how mountains form?

• Layers of rock fold and uplift

• volcanic eruptions deposit rock on Earth's surface

• A glacier moves down a valley

• two plates collide

At which location is the greatest amount of sediment most likely being deposited?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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