Geological Processes Quiz

Process of rocks being broken down and worn away over time

• cementing

• melting

• sedimentation

• weathering

Which is a prevention of a destructive process by human interventions

• building of a dam

• flooding of a delta

• building of a bridge

• construction of a building

Buildup of Earth's materials through a slow process over a long period of time that is a constructive process

• deposition

• earthquakes

• flooding

• weathering

The release of stress accumulated along geological faults or by volcanic activity is known as what

• deposition

• earthquake

• flooding

• weathering

Which surface feature is being created by small deposits at the mouth of a river?

• deltas

• mountains

• sand dunes

• volcanoes

Volcanoes are formed how?

• the rapid erosion of large mountain ranges

• hot water pushing up through Earth's surface

• molten rock pushing up through Earth's surface

• long periods of extremely hot, dry weather in mountain ranges

Farmers use terracing for?

• Farmers will lose a great deal of plants.

• Farmers will grow more crops in the winter.

• Farmers will stop the soil from being eroded.

• Farmers will lose a great deal of soil through erosion.

Earth's surface has been changed by fast-moving water, which shows that?

• canyon

• lake

• mountain

• volcano

Which solution helps to control floods?

• contour plowing

• building control dams and levees

• building bridges over rivers that flood

• creating deltas at the end of rivers that flood

Which question can be studied by using a drone to observe recent changes in Earth's surface along coastal areas?

• How fast are the cliffs eroding?

• How many people live near cliffs?

• How many cliffs are on the Atlantic coast?

• How old are rock layers at the bottom of the cliff?