Quiz about Changes in the Geosphere

Question 1

What type of weathering took place in the image?

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<ul><li>Water</li><li></li></ul>

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Vegetation

Question 2

What type of weathering took place in the image?

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Vegetation

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<ul><li>Water</li><li></li></ul>

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Question 3

What type of weathering took place in the image?

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<ul><li>Water</li><li></li></ul>

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Vegetation

Question 4

What type of weathering took place in the image?

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<ul><li>Water</li><li></li></ul>

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Vegetation

Question 5

What would be the effect on the landscape if the river is running quickly at a steep angle slant?

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There would be more erosion since the river is going faster.

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There would be less erosion since the river is going faster.

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There would be less erosion since the sediment would fall to the bottom of the river bed.

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There would be no more erosion the speed of the river does not matter.

Question 6

You are an engineer for a company that wants to build homes on a coastline where hurricanes frequently occur. What are some things you must consider before building in this environment?

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You would need to build homes that could withstand high winds. The homes would also need to withstand heavy rains and flooding.

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You would need to build homes that could withstand shaking.

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You would not need to consider any building constraints.

Question 7

The map shows a place where a tsunami (a large ocean wave) moved in from the ocean over land and damaged buildings. Based on information from the map, one solution to protect buildings from the damage of a tsunami would be to do what?

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Plant more mangrove trees along the shore.

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Build a sea wall.

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Build waterways for floodwaters.

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No action is needed.

Question 8

Name the oceanic or continental landform.

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valley

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trench

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canyon

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rift

Question 9

Name the oceanic or continental landform.

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trench

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canyon

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rift

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valley

Question 10

Name the oceanic or continental landform.

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rift

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trench

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canyon

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valley

Question 11

Name the oceanic or continental landform.

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canyon

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trench

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rift

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valley

Question 12

Name the oceanic or continental landform.

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volcano

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mountain

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oceanic ridge

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seamount

Question 13

Name the oceanic or continental landform.

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mountain

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oceanic ridge

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seamount

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volcano

Question 14

Name the oceanic or continental landform.

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oceanic ridge

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mountain

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seamount

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volcano

Question 15

Name the oceanic or continental landform.

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seamount

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mountain

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oceanic ridge

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volcano

Question 16

This mushroom rock is created by erosion. What formed the mushroom rock?

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wind erosion

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water erosion

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vegetation erosion

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ice

Question 17

Deltas are created when sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river. Which process is this?

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 18

The diagram shows a stream. The stream bank on the outside is steeper than the stream bank on the inside because the water on the outside of the meander is moving ________

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faster

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slower

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no difference

Question 19

What has MOST LIKELY caused a change in the soil in the wheat field shown?

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erosion

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deposition

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weathering

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climate change

Question 20

Scientists have tracked the changes in this land for many years. Picture A shows how the land looked to start with. Many years later, the land looked like Picture B. What MOST LIKELY caused the change in the land?

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water cutting the rocks

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vegetation cutting the rocks

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wind cutting the rocks

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humans walking on the rocks

Question 21

A beach forms when waves

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deposit sand and gravel along the shoreline

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waves have no effect on beaches

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erode sand and gravel along the shoreline

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break down and erode cliffs

Question 22

Based on the fossils found in each location, what was the previous landscape?

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ocean

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forest

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desert

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mountains

Question 23

Based on the fossils found in each location, what was the previous landscape?

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forest

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desert

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ocean

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artic

Question 24

What kind of natural hazard has warm water, moist air, and great wind speed that can cause heavy rain, damage to property, torn down power lines, and a storm surge?

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hurricane

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tornado

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volcano

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earthquake

Question 25

What kind of natural hazard has tectonic plates that slide or slip under each other

and can cause volcanoes can erupt, building and bridges can fall down, landslides to occur?

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earthquake

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tornado

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volcano

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hurricane

Question 26

What kind of natural hazard has a funnel-shaped cloud that comes from a storm that has winds spinning at high speed and can destroy buildings, crops, and anything in its path?

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tornado

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coastal erosion

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earthquake

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hurricane

Question 27

What is the natural hazard that is the process of the coastline being worn away by destructive waves.

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coastal erosion

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tornado

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earthquake

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hurricane

Question 28

Which fossil is the oldest?

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Trilobites

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Early Horses

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Dinosaurs

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Armored Fish

Question 29

Which fossil is the youngest?

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Early Horses

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Dinosaurs

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Armored Fish

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Trilobites

Question 30

What would be a solution to reduce the impact of the natural Earth process of flooding?

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Engineers construct waterways for floodwaters

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Engineers use seismic isolation construction to reduce earthquake impact

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Meteorologists warn people when the conditions are right for tornadoes

Question 31

What would be a solution to reduce the impact of the natural Earth process of a tornado?

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Meteorologists warn people when the conditions are right for tornadoes

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Engineers construct waterways for floodwaters

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Engineers use seismic isolation construction to reduce earthquake impact

Question 32

What would be a solution to reduce the impact of the natural Earth process of a earthquake?

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Engineers use seismic isolation construction to reduce earthquake impact

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Engineers construct waterways for floodwaters

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Meteorologists warn people when the conditions are right for tornadoes

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