Unit 2 Physical Processes & Natural Systems Test Review

The theory that states "pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion driven by movement in the mantle" is called:

• The theory of continental drift

• The theory of Pangaea

• The theory of plate tectonics

• The theory of plate boundaries

What causes the tectonic plates to move?

• Ocean currents

• Volcanoes

• The Coriolis effect

• Convection in the mantle

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Hot spot

• Divergent boundary

The Himalayan mountains were formed because of a

• Hot spot

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

Transform plate boundaries create

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• mountains

• oceanic trenches

In what geological era did the Canadian Shield form?

• Precambrian

• Paleozoic

• Mesozoic

• Cenozoic

What is this glacial landform?

• Esker

• Medial moraine

• Drumlin

• Arete

Which one is a truncated spur?

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What is the most Canadian video you have ever seen?

• The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

• Hoser in a canoe

• Legacy of the Canucks

• Gitch or Gotch?

Which landform region is in yellow?

• Hudson Bay and Arctic Lowlands

• Western Cordillera

• Interior Plains

• Appalachian Highlands