7th: Final Review

The data table below provides information on some geologic processes. Which event takes the longest in terms of timescale?

• Landslides

• Geochemical reactions

• Delta formation

• Earthquakes

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Which of the following changes to Earth's surface is most likely to represent the smallest scale of space and time?

• A landslide on a mountain

• Uplift of mountain ranges

• Breakdown of rock into sediments

• Formation of a canyon

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Which of the following is the best example of a change to Earth's surface caused by a usually gradual process that is interrupted by a rapid event?

• An earthquake resulting from tectonic plate movement

• The formation of a delta at the moutn of a river

• The creation of sediments by breaking down rocks

• A flooding of wetlands caused by a hurricane's storm surge

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The data table provides information on some geologic processes.

Comparing which events would provide evidence of the greatest variation in the scale of time and space?

• Geochemican reactions and delta formation

• Delta formation and earthquakes

• Earthquakes and landslides

• Landslides and geochemical reactions

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Which of the following land features would take the largest amount of time to change?

• Shape of a volcano

• Positions of sand dunes

• Locations of continents

• Fractures in rock formations

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Which of the following surface features could be caused by moving ice but not by moving water or wind?

• Transporting large boulders over many kilometers

• Smoothing and rounding rocks of different sizes

• Carving out a canyon several kilometers long

• Movement of sediments down a mountainside

Which of the following ca change the surface of Earth by turning v-shaped valleys into u-shaped valleys and carrying large boulders long distance?

• Glaciers

• Rivers

• Sand dunes

• Wind storms

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Stalagmites are structures found on the floors of caves and are made of mineral deposits.

Stalagmites provide evidence for how moving water can change Earth materials because stalagmites--

• grow upward, while stalactites grow downward from the ceiling.

• are sometimes found in or near pools of water underground.

• may be small and delicate or very tall and massive.

• form where water containing dissolved minerals constantly drips.

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Which observtions about the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains would support the claim that exposure to weathering and erosion over time can change land forms?

• The Appalachian Mountains are found in the eastern United States and the Rocky mountains are found near the west coast.

• The shorter and more rounded Appalachian Mountains are more than four times older than the taller and more jagged Rocky Mountains.

• The length of the Appalachian chain is approximatly 2,400 kilometers, and the Rocky Mountain chain is about twice as long.

• The Appalachian Mountains are composed mostly of sedimentary rocks while the Rocky Mountains also contain other rock types.

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What is the agent of erosion and transportation responsible for the creation of deltas?

• Ice

• Wind

• Water

• Gravity

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