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WorksheetsPlate Tectonics & Weathering, Erosion and Deposition
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What type of boundary is this?
Convergent Collision
Convergent Subduction
Divergent
Transform
What type of boundary is this?
Convergent Collision
Convergent Subduction
Divergent
Transform
What type of boundary is this?
Convergent Collision
Convergent Subduction
Divergent
Transform
What landform or event will occur here?
Rift valley or mid ocean ridge
Volcanoes
Mountains
Fault or Earthquakes
What landform or event will occur here?
Rift valley or mid ocean ridge
Volcanoes
Mountains
Fault or Earthquakes
What landform or event will occur here?
Rift valley or mid ocean ridge
Volcanoes
Mountains
Fault or Earthquakes
Which table represents the best classification of each of the plate boundaries shown in the diagram below?
Which table represents a land feature, landform, or geologic process that occurs at each type of boundary pictured?
As you can see, there are numerous volcanic mountains in the Pacific Northwest. What is the most likely cause of the volcanic and earthquake activity in this region?
rising and falling tides in the ocean
variations in solar energy
rotation of the Earth
convergence of tectonic plates
The picture below shows the movement of plates along the San Andreas Fault in California. The San Andreas Fault is a –
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Convergent collision boundary
Convergent subduction boundary.
Based on the map, where do you expect the newest crust/rock to be located?
Location W
Location X
Location Y
Location Z
What type of boundary is this?
convergent
divergent
transform
What is a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other?
transform
convergent
divergent
What is the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle?
continental drift
mid-ocean ridge
faults
subduction
Sediment transported by the flowing water in a river is...
erosion
deposition
weathering
The waves of the ocean leave sand at the coast forming a beach is...
erosion
deposition
weathering
"Water pounds on a canyon wall, wearing it down" This is an example of...
weathering
erosion
deposition
"Rain washing away soil from a hillside" This is an example of...
weathering
erosion
deposition
"A mudslide flowing down a steep hill" This is an example of...
weathering
erosion
deposition
"Deltas forming mouths of rivers" This is an example of...
weathering
erosion
deposition
"Ponds welling up with sediment, becoming marshes" This is an example of...
weathering
erosion
deposition
"Glaciers scraping rocks across earth's surface" This is an example of...
weathering
erosion
deposition
The terms erosion and weathering are often used as synonyms, though they are different events. Erosion involves the movement of material from one place to another. Weathering does not. Read the options below. Which is an example of weathering?
Plants sprouting roots in the crevices and cracks of an igneous rock.
A river carrying sediments, like sand, silt, and clay, downstream to a marsh
Large animal stampedes adding downward pressure to soil
Heavy rains creating a mudslide down an embankment
The four pictures below show how a pond environment changed from 1900 to 2000. Which of the following processes was most directly responsible for the changes that occurred in the pond environment?
freezing
exaporation
sediment deposition
chemical weathering
Weathering of Earth's surface can have which of the following effects?
Building mountains
Creating storms and hurricanes
Breaking down rocks
Moving sediments from one place to another
The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Exfoliation
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Erosion breaks down the rocks, and weathering carries the broken pieces away.
Erosion carries broken pieces away, and weathering builds the pieces back up into another land mass.
Weathering carries broken pieces away, and erosion builds the pieces back up into another land mass.
Weathering breaks down rocks, and erosion carries the broken pieces away.
The process in which wind, water, ice or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another
Weathering
Sedimentation
Erosion
Deposition
The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it
Weathering
Erosion
Sedimentation
Deposition
