Unit 4: Geological Processes Vocabulary Review

What is the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions?

• Physical Weathering

• Mechanical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Organic Weathering

What is a process that builds up or creates land at the Earth's surface?

• Constructive Process

• Destructive Process

• Neutral Process

• Weathering Process

What is the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to the other?

• Geological

• Convection Current

• Physical Weathering

• Deposition

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Which definition best describes Deposition?

• process in which sediment is laid down in a new location

• process by which sediment or soil is transported

• process by which rock is broken down

• process in which the crust of the Earth is elevated

What do we call the tearing down of the Earth's surface?

• Geological Process

• Destructive Process

• Constructive Process

• Progressive Process

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What is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Subduction

Relating to the study of the Earth's physical structure and substance

• Geological

• Biological

• Technological

• Zoological

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Which of the following is the correct definition for Lithosphere?

• the rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle

• the outermost region of the planet's atmosphere

• the Earth's layer of silicate rock between the crust and outer core

• the soft layer of the mantle on which tectonic plates move

What is a naturally occuring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition

• Mineral

• Ridge

• Soil

• Limestone

What is the disintegration of rocks due to a biological process?

• Organic Weathering

• Mechanical Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering