Changes to Earth's surface

Which of the following actions causes the deposition of sand at a delta?

• river water slowing as it enters the ocean
• salt water & fresh water mixing together
• ocean waves transporting sand toward land
• ocean water slowing as it reaches the coast

What is the movement of soil from one place to another?

• weathering
• deposition
• discharge
• erosion

What is the place where land and a body of water meet?

• delta
• shoreline
• groundwater
• alluvial fan

Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Extrusive

Which type of igneous rock forms above ground?

• Intrusive
• Organic
• Extrusive
• Foliated

Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called

• Erosion
• Deposition
• Compaction
• Weathering

What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?

• Their color and shapes
• How they form
• Mineral bands
• Where they form

Sediment being moved from one area to another is called

• erosion
• deposition
• weathering
• compaction

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

• Energy from the Sun
• Magnetic Pole Reversal
• Convection currents in the mantle
• Faults in Mountain Ranges

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Plate
• Divergent
• Convergent
• Transform