Grade 10 Geological Processes Quiz

Which process is responsible for the formation of mountains?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Plate tectonics

• Weathering

What type of geological process involves the breaking down of rocks into smaller particles?

• Folding

• Weathering

• Subduction

• Faulting

Volcanic eruptions are caused by the movement of:

• Ocean currents

• Magma beneath the Earth's crust

• Erosion by wind

• Sedimentation

The discovery of identical fossils on different continents supports the theory of:

• Meteorite impacts

• Plate tectonics

• Ocean currents

• Earthquakes

Which layer of Earth is broken into tectonic plates?

• Inner core

• Outer core

• Mantle

• Lithosphere

Which type of plate boundary results in the formation of new oceanic crust?

• Convergent boundary

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Subduction zone

Earthquakes are most likely to occur at which type of plate boundary?

• Divergent boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Hot spot

The collision of two continental plates forms:

• Rift valleys

• Mountain ranges

• Ocean trenches

• Volcanic islands

Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

• Alfred Wegener

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Marie Curie

What was the name of the supercontinent described in the Continental Drift Theory?

• Laurasia

• Gondwana

• Pangaea

• Eurasia