Earth's changing surface

Rifts form at which type of plate boundary?

• A. convergent

• B. divergent

• C. hot spot

• D. transform

Sediment is made by

• A. erosion.

• B. deposition.

• C. weathering.

• D. transportation.

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The force produced when two plates move away from each other is

• A. compression.

• B. shear.

• C. subduction.

• D. tension.

What feature is marked by the X on the image below?

• A. continental rift

• B. mid-ocean ridge

• C. subduction zone

• D. transform fault

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The sediment deposited by glaciers creates

• A. flood plains.

• B. moraines.

• C. sand dunes.

• D. sedimentary basins.

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Tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other at

• A. convergent boundaries.

• B. divergent boundaries.

• C. mid-ocean ridges.

• D. transform boundaries.

Examine the landform in the figure shown below. What agent of erosion created this feature?

• A. deposition

• B. ice

• C. water

• D. wind

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Which type of weathering is most common in cold, mountainous areas?

• A. crystallization

• B. dissolving

• C. frost wedging

• D. melting

Tectonic plates generally move toward or away from each other at what speed?

• A. centimeters per second

• B. centimeters per day

• C. centimeters per year

• D. centimeters per million year

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What causes moraines to form?

• A growing plants

• B melting glaciers

• C running rivers

• D strong winds

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