5.7B - Landforms

What is the process of rocks being broken down and weathered away over time?

• Volcanic eruption

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

What causes the rock to dissolve and break apart due to interaction with the chemicals in the surrounding air and water?

• Acid rain

• Wind

• Frost wedging

• Earthquake

What type of fault occurs when two plates move away from each other and one ends up higher than the other?

• Reverse fault

• Volcanic fault

• Normal fault

• Strike slip fault

What is the process of actually moving weathered bits of rock and sediment from one place to another?

• Deposition

• Volcanic eruption

• Erosion

• Weathering

What causes the mantle to heat up and melt, resulting in magma?

• Force and pressure

• Wind speed

• Gravity

• Water flow

What is the type of fault where two plates slide against each other and one side shifts to the left or the right?

• Strike slip fault

• Volcanic fault

• Reverse fault

• Normal fault

What is the landform created when river current deposits sediment on a large scale?

• Canyon

• Volcano

• Delta

• Dune

What type of weathering occurs when the rock is broken apart by outside natural forces?

• Biological weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Volcanic weathering

What type of fault occurs when two plates move towards each other, causing one to be pushed upwards?

• Normal fault

• Strike slip fault

• Reverse fault

• Volcanic fault

What is the landform created by wind deposition of sand?

• Delta

• Dune

• Canyon

• Volcano