7th Grade Geography Quiz: Landforms and Processes

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

• Meteorology

• Geology

• Geomorphology

• Oceanography

Which process moves minerals through igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic phases that shape much of the Earth’s crust?

• Atmospheric cycle

• Tectonic cycle

• Rock cycle

• Hydrological cycle

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

• Reverse fault

• Normal fault

• Thrust fault

• Strike-slip fault

Which mountain range was created when the Indian plate buckled into the Eurasian plate?

• Himalayas

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Alps

What is the process called when magma deep within the Earth erupts onto the surface as lava, and then cools and solidifies?

• Erosion

• Volcanism

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

What is the name of the sandstone formation in Australia that is an erosional remnant and all that remains from an ancient plain?

• Grand Canyon

• Matterhorn

• Uluru

• Mount Everest

What type of rock forms horizontal layers or strata?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Granite

Which process involves the decay and disintegration of rocks to create soil from rock?

• Sedimentation

• Subduction

• Weathering

• Erosion

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

• Reverse fault

• Normal fault

• Strike-slip fault

• Thrust fault

Which process continually transfers water between being liquid, gas, or solid as it circulates into and out of the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere?

• Rock cycle

• Tectonic cycle

• Atmospheric cycle

• Hydrological cycle