Constructive and Destructive Week 1 Quiz

Volcanos can create new land when they release...

• lava

• water

• faults

• wind

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Desposition is a process that...

• dissolves sediment

• breaks down rock to create sediment

• removes sediment from landforms

• drops sediment to form landforms

What is weathering?

• the type of climate

• the transport of sediment

• the breakdown of rock

• the aging of rock

Which of these is caused by chemical weathering?

• desert pavement

• formation of U-shaped valleys

• formation of rust

• ice expanding in cracks of rocks

How do earthquakes change the land?

• they transport sediments

• they form cracks in the surface

• they release ash and lava

• they cause chemical weathering

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Deposition forms these features on coasts...

• drumlins

• floodplains

• barrier islands

• U-shaped valleys

What does erosion do?

• breaks down rock physically

• moves broken pieces of rock

• changes chemically

• change sediment into rock

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An erosion from ocean waves continues, what will most likely happen to the hole in this landform?

• it will become larger

• it will fill with sediment

• it will remain the same size

• it will be covered with water

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Which of these can cause sharp, rough mountains to become rounded and smooth over time?

• wind and rain

• the sun's ray

• light and darkness

• earths magnetic field.

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Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes happen on Earth?

• near coastal flooding

• ring of fire

• in the Earth's mantle

• near deltas

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