Earth's Changing Surface

What can form when two continental plates collide?

• a mid-ocean ridge

• a subduction zone

• a chain of volcanoes

• a high mountain range

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At which type of boundary do two plates slide past each other?

• divergent

• transform

• subduction

• convergent

Which type of force is common at transform plate boundaries?

• shear

• tension

• subduction

• compression

Earthquakes occur as the result of

• liquefaction of sediment.

• weathering in a hot climate.

• movement of rocks along a fault.

• melting of rock in Earth’s mantle.

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In which ways does deposition change Earth’s surface?

• It forms soils and calderas.

• It forms deltas and floodplains.

• It forms valleys and sand dunes.

• It forms volcanoes and undersea trenches.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

______________ is the main process in the formation of soil.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

_________ weathering breaks down rock.

• Physical

• Chemical

_________ is a process that moves rock or sediment.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

The main force acting along a convergent boundary is __________.

• sheaar

• compression

• tension

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

___________ weathering changes the composition of rock.

• Physical

• Chemical