Geomorphology Quiz

What is the primary focus of geomorphology?

• The study of ocean currents

• The study of animal habitats

• The study of changing landforms

• The study of weather patterns

Which process involves the movement of crustal plates together?

• Faulting

• Erosion

• Volcanism

• Folding

What natural event can result from a sudden movement along a fault?

• Hurricane

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Volcanic eruption

Which mountain range in New Zealand is formed by the uplift of land alongside a fault?

• Kaimanawa Ranges

• Rocky Mountains

• Southern Alps

• Andes

What is the result of magma reaching the Earth's surface?

• Earthquake

• Glacier

• Volcano

• Tsunami

What is the process called when wind erodes and deposits fine particles?

• Aeolian erosion

• Periglacial erosion

• Fluvial erosion

• Glacial erosion

What type of erosion is significant in alpine regions due to freezing and thawing?

• Coastal erosion

• Fluvial erosion

• Aeolian erosion

• Periglacial erosion

Which feature is NOT a result of wave erosion?

• Cliffs

• Caves

• Stacks

• Moraines

What is the term for the slow movement of soil down a slope?

• Soil creep

• Avalanche

• Landslide

• Lahar

Which factor does NOT increase the potential for mass wasting?

• Undercutting of a slope

• Reduction in vegetation

• Increase in water content

• Increase in sunlight