Physical Geo Test

What ocean does the Ring of Fire surround?

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Arctic Ocean

• The Indian Ocean

Earthquakes and volcanoes are closely related.

• True

• False

What are the plates that form the Earth's crust called?

• Teton plates

• Technology plates

• Temperature plates

• Tectonic Plates

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering
• Erosion

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• Erosion
• Landslide
• Weathering

All of the following cause weathering EXCEPT

• water

• glaciers

• plants

• volcano eruptions

This scale is used to identify the magnitude of an earthquake and is a logarithmic scale...

• Modified Mercalli Scale

• Becquerel Scale

• Seismicgraph

• Richter Scale

Which landscape feature was most likely formed by glacial activity?

• an eroded plateau

• a flat floodplain

• a U-shaped valley

• a V-shaped valley

A Maple tree is part of the _________.

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Anthroposphere

This is the layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity.

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere