Unit 1 Physical Geography Review

Which of the following would be least likely to occur in the Ring of Fire?

• a volcano

• a glacier

• an earthquake

• a tsunami

Which term is NOT one of the Earth's 4 spheres?

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• hemisphere

• biosphere

What floats on top of molten magma under the earth's surface?

• tectonic plates

• continental shelves

• glaciations

• faults

Rust is an example of which of the following processes?

• glaciation

• mechanical weathering

• seismology

• chemical weathering

Where do tectonic plates move past each other?

• on continential shelves

• on continental plates

• at fault lines

• at glaciations

A giant ocean wave that is sometimes caused by an earthquake is called

• a tsunami

• a high tide

• an epicenter

• the Ring of Fire

Magma can flow out of cracks in the earth's surface as

• tsunami

• mantle

• gases

• lava

What is formed when physical or chemical processes weather (break) rocks on or near the earth's surface?

• water

• sediment

• acid rain

• magma

Which term names the type of weathering that changes the size of a rock, but not its composition?

• Chemical Weathering

• Mechanized Weathering

• Physical Weathering

• Glaciation

A cliff on the beach is gradually broken down by waves over time. This is an example of...

• wind erosion

• water erosion

• glacial erosion

• tropical erosion