Geologic Processes

What is weathering in the context of geologic processes?

• The transportation or movement of sediment by wind, water, gravity, animal movements, and ice

• The process within the Earth systems that changes the surface of the Earth

• The breaking down of rock to form sediment

• The movement of tectonic plates

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Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

• Wind

• Acid rain

• Waterfalls

• Ice wedging

What is erosion?

• The breaking down of rock to form sediment

• The process that changes the surface of the Earth

• The transportation or movement of sediment by wind, water, gravity, animal movements, and ice

• The movement of tectonic plates

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Which of the following is NOT an example of erosion?

• Waterfalls

• Deltas

• U-shaped valleys

• Sand dunes

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What is deposition in geologic processes?

• The movement of tectonic plates

• The breaking down of rock to form sediment

• The transportation of sediment

• The process where sediment is put down, left behind, or stopped moving in a new location

Which of the following is an example of a geoscience process?

• Lichen growth

• Flood plain

• A process that changes the surface of the Earth

• Sand abrasion

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Which of the following is NOT a type of plate movement?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Erosion

What type of plate boundary is characterized by plates colliding or crashing into each other?

• Divergent

• Transform

• Convergent

• Subduction

What geological features are formed where two oceanic plates meet?

• Mountain ranges and folded mountains

• Oceanic trenches and island volcanic arcs

• Continental rift valleys and fault block mountain ranges

• Mid ocean ridge and underwater volcanoes

What type of stress is associated with divergent plate boundaries?

• Compression

• Shearing

• Tension

• Subduction