Earth Science Test Review

What is weathering?

• A force that pulls pieces of rock downhill

• A process that builds up features on Earth's surface

• The picking up and moving of rock pieces from one place to another

• The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces at or near Earth's surface

What causes water to flow downhill?

• Deposition

• Gravity

• Weathering

• The slope of the hill

Which landforms may form as a result of volcanic eruptions?

• cliffs

• delta

• moraine

• mountain

How are earthquakes and volcanoes alike?

• They only occur on land

• They are only destructive processes

• They are only constructive processes

• They are both constructive and destructive processes.

How can a town stop beach erosion without causing erosion in other places?

• build groins on the beach

• plant plants on beach dunes

• build seawalls along the shore

• remove buildings on the beach

A seismologist is a scientist who studies

• Floods

• Storms

• Ocean Life

• Earthquakes

Where are you most likely to encounter levees?

• Across rivers

• In cities and towns

• Along the banks of rivers

• In ponds

This picture is a sea arch. As erosion from ocean waves continues, what will most likely happen to the hole in this landform?

• It will become larger

• It will remain the same size

• It will be covered with water

• It will fill with sediment

A mountain range is MOST LIKELY formed due to

• Erosion of the land around a mountain

• They have always existed, but due to their density, they are never changed

• Deposition from a nearby river that results in soil accumulated over time

• Tectonic plates shifting during an earthquake

Dams and levees are used to control

• Land from sliding into rivers and streams

• Water preventing it from flooding nearby areas

• Weather from breaking down the banks of rivers

• Populations of animals from creeping into rivers and streams