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Exam Plate tectonics, Weathering Erosion Deposition Volcanoes

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which feature is created by all 3 types of plate boundaries.

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Mountains

2.

How do convergent plates move?

a)

They pull away from each other.

b)

They slide by each other.

c)

They move to connect to each other.

d)

It depends, sometimes they move close to each other, sometimes they move far apart.

3.

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 

a)

crust

b)

plates

c)

directions

d)

seismos

4.

The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

5.

Volcanoes that have recently erupted are known as:

a)

Extinct Volcano

b)

Dormant Volcano

c)

Active Volcano

d)

What's a volcano?

6.

What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?

a)

Hot Spot

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

d)

Volcano

7.

Beneath a volcano, magma collects in a:

a)

magma chamber

b)

magma pocket

c)

vent

d)

hole

8.

Erosion ________________________.

a)

breaks down rock

b)

moves rocks

c)

deposits rock

d)

is caused by ice wedging

9.

Weathering is the__________________.

a)

breaking down of rocks

b)

movement of rocks

c)

deposition of rocks

10.

Erosion from a mudslide causes a _____________ change.

a)

chemical

b)

physical

11.

Which of the following is an example of physical weathering?

a)

acid rain

b)

oxidation

c)

animals burrowing

12.

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

a)

animals burrowing

b)

acid rain

c)

abrasion

d)

rocks dissolving

13.

Bobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust.  What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?

a)

Mechanical weathering 

b)

Wind weathering

c)

Chemical weathering

d)

Erosion weathering

14.

These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

a)

ice wedging

b)

acid rain

c)

permeability

d)

abrasion

15.

These gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:

a)

ice wedging

b)

acid rain

16.

Potholes forming in the road after a cold winter is an example of what type of weather?

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

17.

The diagrams shows a rock with water trapped in the cracks during the day and at night. 

Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?

a)

frozen water acts as a solute

b)

water expands when it freezes

c)

the mass of water increases when it freezes

d)

frozen water dissolves most types of rock

18.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

19.

Waves dropping sand on the beach

a)

Weathering 

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

20.

What is mechanical weathering?

a)

Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.

b)

Rocks are broken down through chemical changes.

21.

What type of volcano is this? 

a)

cinder cone

b)

shield

c)

composite

22.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

shield

b)

cinder cone

c)

composite

23.

What type of volcano is this?

a)

shield

b)

cinder cone

c)

composite

24.

What is magma called when it reaches Earth’s surface?

a)

lava

b)

molt

c)

crater

d)

shield

25.

What are the three types of volcanoes? (CHOOSE 3)

a)

Composite

b)

Megavolcanoes

c)

Cinder Cone

d)

Epicanoes

e)

Shield

26.

Where do volcanoes typically form?

a)

At plate boundaries.

b)

In the middle of tectonic plates.

27.

What kind of volcano is this?

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield volcano

28.

What kind of volcano is this?

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield volcano

c)

Cinder cone volcano

29.

What kind of volcano is this?

a)

Stratovolcano

b)

Shield volcano

c)

Cinder cone volcano

30.

The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Exfoliation

31.

The process by which rock and soil are moved from one place to another is called-

a)

Chemical weatherin

b)

Erosion

c)

Mechanical weathering

d)

Deosition

32.

This type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.

a)

Chemical weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Mechanical weathering

d)

Deposition

33.

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

a)

Erosion breaks down the rocks, and weathering carries the broken pieces away.

b)

Erosion carries broken pieces away, and weathering builds the pieces back up into another land mass.

c)

Weathering carries broken pieces away, and erosion builds the pieces back up into another land mass.

d)

Weathering breaks down rocks, and erosion carries the broken pieces away.

34.

The tallest sand dunes in North America are found in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. These dunes were formed from the sand at the bottom of a dry lake bed. Which of the following agents is most likely responsible for the formation of the sand dunes?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Gravity

35.

________________ is the breaking off and/ or disintegration of larger rocks into smaller rocks.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Lotic

36.

_____________ is the dropping off/ depositing of rocks.

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

37.

Which of these terms describes the process of acid rain wearing out limestone?

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

erosion

38.

Which type of weathering occurs when animals burrow in the ground and DISPLACE soil, rocks and plant roots?

a)

Physical Weathering

b)

Chemical Weathering

39.

Suppose two people have the same kind of iron framed bicycle. One person stores their bike in the shed while the other person leaves their bike out in the rain. The bike in the rain RUSTS. What type of weathering will occur to the bike left out in the rain?

a)

Physical Weathering

b)

Chemical Weathering

40.

How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—

a)

keeps the rocks in place.

b)

makes the rocks last longer.

c)

expands cracks and breaks rocks.

d)

causes rocks to fall in landslides.

41.

How do plants weather rocks?

a)

during photosynthesis

b)

when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

c)

when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

d)

Plants don't weather rocks

42.

Which agents  break down earth materials?

a)

wind only

b)

earthquakes and gravity

c)

ice and 007

d)

wind, water, and ice

43.

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers.

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

44.

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

45.

Drag the labels to the correct the locations on the diagram.

46.

Label each plate boundary.

47.

Which process is responsible for carrying sediments from one place to another?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Melting

48.

Which of the following landforms is created by the deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river?

a)

Plateau

b)

Delta

c)

Crater

d)

Vent

49.

A cliff formed near the ocean. Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

a)

Warm air melted the rock.

b)

Sun rays evaporated the rock.

c)

Ocean waves washed away rock.

d)

Plant roots pushed away the rock.

50.

These rocks were made smooth by wind blowing smaller rock particles across their surface. This is an example of:

a)

ice wedging

b)

chemical weathering

c)

acid rain

d)

abrasion

51.

The natural chemical or physical processes that breaks down rock on Earth's surface.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

jackhammering

52.

How do plants weather rocks?

a)

during photosynthesis

b)

when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

c)

when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves

d)

Plants don't weather rocks

53.

the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

54.

the part of the erosion process in which sediment travels to a new location and is laid down or dropped off

a)

chemical weathering

b)

mechanical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

55.

the process in which sediment particles are picked up and moved from one place to another

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion

56.

Roots grow into cracks of a rock and pry them apart

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

57.

oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron

a)

chemical weathering

b)

mechanical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

58.

rock is broken by the freezing and thawing of ice

a)

chemical weathering

b)

mechanical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

59.

plants produce weak acids that slowly dissolve the rock they are growing on

a)

chemical weathering

b)

mechanical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

60.

animals break up the ground by burrowing

a)

mechanical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

deposition

61.

What is weathering?

a)

The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.

b)

The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.

c)

The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.