Unit 1 Review

What forms mountains, rift valleys and ocean trenches?

• Plate Tectonics

• Wind Erosion

• Weathering

• Soil-Building

Which of these have to do with the earth's crust?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

Underwater earthquakes near Japan can cause

• Monsoons

• Tsunamis

• La Nina

• Typhoons

Which plate boundary pulls away from each other?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Subduction

The San Andreas Fault is what type of plate boundary?

• Divergent

• Transform

• Not a Boundary

• Subduction Boundary

True or False: Temperatures near oceans are less extreme because water cools and warms slowly

• True

• False

What are the most important factors for climate?

• Latitude and Longitude

• Weathering and Erosion

• Convection and Subduction

• Proximity to water and Latitude

Is higher elevation hotter or colder?

• Hotter

• Colder

Which side of a mountain range is warm and dry?

• Windward

• Leeward

Which of these are most likely caused by weathering and erosion?

• Prevailing Winds

• Volcanoes

• Canyons

• Avalanches