Which of the following does not cause weathering?
a)plant roots
b)soil
c)water
d)wind
b) soil
Which causes sand dunes?
a) earthquakes
b) rain
c)landslides
d) wind
d) wind
an opening on earth's surface from which lava flows
volcano
the shaking of earths surface
earthquake
a) mountain building
b) water freezing
c) volcano erupting
d) rock splitting
d) rock splitting
What is a very slow type of erosion that moves rocks and soil?
a)creep
b)landslide
c)fault
d)volcano
a)creep
Which of these causes a quick change to the land?
a) erosion
b) weathering
c) volcano
d) wind
c) volcano
a flat area higher than the land around it
plateau
a valley with steep sides
canyon
Which of these causes the land to change slowly?
a) flood
b) earthquake
c) glacier
d) volcano
c) glacier
What causes a flood?
a)drought
b)landslides
c) gas and ash that erupt from a volcano
d) heavy rainfall that makes rivers flow
d) heavy rainfall that makes rivers flow
How are a plateau and a footstool alike?
they are both flat on top and are high above the surface
a large amount of water that covers normally dry land
flood
a huge block of ice
glacier
a) buttes
b) at tectonic plate faults
c) on plains
d) in valleys
b) at tectonic plate faults
Where can you find beaches?
a)canyon
b)coastal plains
c)Great Plains
d)mountains
b)coastal plains
How could the location of a river change over time?
the water could carry rock and soil and drops it another place, this changes the course/location of the river
erosion
Which of these is a low area?
a) mesa
b) mountain
c) plateau
d) valley
d) valley
Which type of landform is a kind of mountain?
a) volcano
b) plain
c) plateau
d) valley
a) volcano
What is a butte?
a) a deep canyon
b) a table made of rock
c) a flat topped hill with steep sides
d) a rocky mountain
c) a flat topped hill with steep sides
Which area could a landslide happen in?
a) desert
b) mountains
c) lake
b) mountains
the way rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
weathering
Which of these words describes a plain?
a) deep
b) flat
c) hilly
d) steep
b) flat
How does a flood change the land?
a) it cracks rock
b) it drops soil
c) it lifts mountains
d) it sends out lava
b) it drops soil