Geology and Plate Tectonics Quiz

Which of these is the most prevalent force for erosion?

• Water

• Acid Rain

• Chemical weathering

The faster a current moves, the ____ it erodes.

• more

• less

• same

T/F: Waterfalls occur because harder rock does not weather as readily as softer rock

T/F: Larger wind particles will stay in suspension in the air for a longer period of time.

Which of these is a way to prevent wind erosion?

• Planting trees around fields

• Building dams

• Using chemical sprays

Which of these is an example of a delta?

• The mouth of the Mississippi River

• The Grand Canyon

• The Great Barrier Reef

T/F: Natural Levees form when rivers repeatedly overflow their banks.

Pick 3: Which landforms are created by wave deposition?

• Spits

• Beaches

• Barrier islands

• estuaries

This process occurs when magma becomes an igneous rock.

• Cooling and crystallization

• Heat and pressure

• Compaction and cementation

This process occurs when any type of rock is broken into pieces or chemically changed then moved by wind, water, gravity, or glaciers.

• Weathering and erosion

• Deposition and compaction

• Melting and solidification