quiz bowl - earth science

The land feature formed when sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river is called a(n) ____________.

• beach

• dune

• canyon

• delta

The Hawaiian Islands were formed as a result of _____________.

• deposition

• glaciers

• hurricanes

• volcanic activity

Which of these can rapidly affect Earth’s surface?

• earthquakes

• annual rainfall

• sediment deposits

• frozen precipitation

Certain land features form where plates meet. Which land feature forms where two continental plates collide?

• glaciers

• oceans

• mountains

• trenches

How does a volcano cause a constructive change to the Earth's surface?

• It floods the land.

• It adds new land.

• It takes land away.

• It breaks apart land.

The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by natural processes is called _________.

• deposition

• fossilization

• sediment

• weathering

The lava that flows from a volcano is caused by pressure underneath the Earth’s surface. This pressure is caused by ________________.

• human activities that impact the lava flow

• earthquakes that occur in the Earth’s core

• heat trapped deep under the Earth’s surface

• chemical weathering that occurs under the Earth’s surface

People bring sand from other places to Georgia’s coastline in a process known as _______. This process limits the effects of a ________________ process.

• erosion, constructive

• weathering, destructive

• flood control, constructive

• beach reclamation, destruction

The lava that flows from a volcano is caused by pressure underneath the Earth’s surface. This pressure is caused by ________________.

• human activities that impact the lava flow

• earthquakes that occur in the Earth’s core

• heat trapped deep under the Earth’s surface

• chemical weathering that occurs under the Earth’s surface

The technology of a seismograph is helpful to humans because it ________.

• determines the height of tidal waves

• records historical temperature extremes

• identifies locations with poor soil

• helps detect and measure earthquakes