Earth's Changing Landforms Quiz

What is the process of breaking big rocks into little ones called?

• Mechanical weathering

• Erosion

• Chemical weathering

• Weathering

What causes pieces of the rocky, sandy coastline to break into smaller pieces or to weather over time?

• Wind

• Ice

• Heat from the Sun

• Ocean waves

What is the process that carries rock fragments away after they have been weathered?

• Mechanical weathering

• Erosion

• Chemical weathering

• Weathering

What natural force can cause major changes in coastlines over the course of many years?

• Rising sea levels

• Plants

• Animals

• Chemicals

What is the gradual shifting of the Earth's crust that moves the oceans and continents called?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Tectonic movement

• Volcanic activity

What is the process that takes place as rocks in the geosphere are broken down into smaller pieces?

• Tectonic movement

• Chemical weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Erosion

What is the major cause of erosion in the Atlantic Ocean?

• Rising sea levels

• Plants

• Animals

• Ocean waves

What did the geosphere say to the hydrosphere in the joke at the end of the text?

• I'm feeling under the weather

• I'm all washed up

• I'm feeling rocky today

• You crack me up!