Earth’s changing surface unit test
Here is a possible set of questions for the Earth's changing surface unit test:
1. What is the primary source of energy for the processes that shape Earth's surface?
a) Gravity
b) Wind
c) Sun
d) Water
2. Which type of weathering involves the physical breakdown of rocks?
a) Chemical weathering
b) Erosion
c) Mechanical weathering
d) None of the above
3. What is the process through which rocks and soil are moved from one place to another?
a) Weathering
b) Erosion
c) Deposition
d) Sedimentation
4. What is the main agent of erosion that can carve out canyons and valleys?
a) Wind
b) Water
c) Ice
d) Gravity
5. Which of the following are examples of deposition?
a) Sediment settling at the bottom of a river
b) Sand dunes forming in a desert
c) A delta forming at the mouth of a river
d) All of the above
6. What is the process by which new soil is formed from weathered rock?
a) Deposition
b) Erosion
c) Sedimentation
d) none of the above
7. What are the three main types of rocks?
a) Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
b) Basalt, shale, and limestone
c) Granite, sandstone, and marble
d) Volcanic, sedimentary, and plutonic
8. How are sedimentary rocks formed?
a) By the cooling and solidification of magma
b) Through the application of heat and pressure on existing rocks
c) Through the deposition, burial, and lithification of sediments
d) By the recrystallization of existing rocks under heat and pressure
9. What type of rock can be transformed into another type of rock through heat and pressure?
a) Igneous rock
b) Sedimentary rock
c) Metamorphic rock
d) None of the above
10. Which process is responsible for the formation of mountains?
a) Erosion
b) Sedimentation
c) Weathering
d) Plate tectonics