Geology Quiz

MOLTEN ROCK that builds new landforms.

• Lava Flow

• Sand Dunes

• Deposition

• Earthquake

The Earth's surface is divided into moving plates.

• Earth's Plates

• Earthquake

• Destructive Process

Device measuring and detecting earthquakes.

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Seismograph

Opening allowing molten rock to erupt as lava.

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Plate

• Flood

Dropping off eroded materials to build land.

• Weathering

• Earthquake

• mountain

• Deposition

Landform created at river mouths from sediment.

• Flood Control Dams and levees

• Volcano

• Delta

• Seawall

Wearing away of land by ocean waves.

• Coastal Erosion

• Seismic Shaking

• volcano

Structure built to protect shorelines from erosion.

• Seawall

• Turtle

• Hotel

• waves

Carrying away weathered materials by natural forces.

• Volcano

• Deposition

• Erosion

Breaks down surface features via erosion and weathering.

• Constructive Process

• Destructive Process