Geography Quiz: Landforms and Processes

What is the scientific study of landforms, the processes that make them, and their significance at different scales?

• Geology

• Oceanography

• Geomorphology

• Meteorology

Which process involves the decay and disintegration of rocks, leading to the creation of soil?

• Weathering

• Subduction

• Volcanism

• Erosion

What type of fault is created where the crust is moving apart vertically?

• Reverse fault

• Strike-slip fault

• Normal fault

• Thrust fault

Which mountain range was created by the collision of the Indian plate with the Eurasian plate?

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Himalayas

• Alps

What type of rock forms horizontal layers or strata?

• Igneous rock

• Volcanic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

Which process involves the movement of vast sections of Earth’s crust called plates around the globe?

• Rock cycle

• Tectonic cycle

• Geomorphological cycle

• Hydrological cycle

What is the primary branch of the East African Rift System?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Rift Valley

• Andes Mountains

Which landform is an erosional remnant that remains from an ancient plain?

• Mesa

• Plateau

• Canyon

• Inselberg

What type of mountain building process literally means 'the birth of mountains'?

• Volcanism

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Orogenesis

Which process involves the continual transfer of water between being liquid, gas, or solid?

• Hydrological cycle

• Tectonic cycle

• Rock cycle

• Geomorphological cycle