Geoscience Processes (Pre-Assessment/Vocabulary)

What geoscience process formed the Himalayan Mountain Range?

• Plate tectonics

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

What geoscience process formed the Appalachian Mountain?

• Plate tectonics

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

What geoscience process formed the a U-shaped valley?

• Plate tectonics

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

What geoscience process formed a river meander? Choose 2

• Plate tectonics

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

What geoscience process formed sand dunes in a desert? Choose 2

• Plate tectonics

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

What geoscience process formed a costal cliff?

• Plate tectonics

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

What geoscience process caused a volcanic crater with surrounding lava flow?

• Plate tectonics

• Erosion

• Volcanic Activity

• Deposition

What geoscience process formed the Gulf of Mexico river delta?

• Plate tectonics

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

What geoscience process formed the Grand Canyon?

• Plate tectonics

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Deposition

Plates that diverge or move apart from each other

• divergent

• transform

• convergent

• lithosphere