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Quiz on Forces that Change the Surface of the Earth

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What process is responsible for the formation of fold mountains?

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Weathering

c)

Orogeny

d)

Erosion

2.

What type of fold is formed when the fold is upward and convex?

a)

Overfold

b)

Monocline

c)

Anticline

d)

Syncline

3.

Which of the following is an example of a young fold mountain?

a)

The Cape Range

b)

The Urals

c)

The Himalayas

d)

The Appalachians

4.

What type of fault is caused by tensional forces?

a)

Normal fault

b)

Thrust fault

c)

Strike-slip fault

d)

Reverse fault

5.

What is a rift valley?

a)

A low-lying area between mountain ranges

b)

A fault line

c)

A mountain range formed by folding

d)

A type of volcanic eruption

6.

Which of the following features is associated with rift valleys?

a)

Plateaus

b)

Hot springs

c)

Deserts

d)

Glaciers

7.

What is the primary process of volcanism?

a)

Formation of sedimentary layers

b)

Ejection of magma and gases

c)

Erosion of rocks

d)

Movement of tectonic plates

8.

What is formed when magma ejects out through a single hole?

a)

Crater lake

b)

Caldera

c)

Vent

d)

Fissure

9.

Which of the following is an example of a block mountain?

a)

The Himalayas

b)

The Sierra Nevada

c)

The Rockies

d)

The Atlas Mountains

10.

What is the term for the process of mountain building?

a)

Orogeny

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Volcanism

d)

Erosion

11.

What type of force causes a reverse fault?

a)

Compressional force

b)

Gravitational force

c)

Tensional force

d)

Lateral force

12.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a rift valley?

a)

Active volcano

b)

Lakes

c)

Mountain peaks

d)

Fumaroles

13.

What is the axial plane in folding?

a)

The base of the fold

b)

The lowest point of the fold

c)

The line of symmetry

d)

The highest point of the fold

14.

Which mountain range is over 200 million years old?

a)

The Himalayas

b)

The Atlas Mountains

c)

The Rockies

d)

The Urals

15.

What is a caldera?

a)

A type of sedimentary rock

b)

A mountain range

c)

A large crater formed by volcanic activity

d)

A type of fault