Topic 8

Plate boundaries that move away from each other are called

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Transform

• Paper

Plate boundaries that rub/move past each other are called

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• paper

A volcano that has the potential to erupt, but is currently inactive is called a _____ volcano.

• Dormant

• Active

• Extinct

• Sleeping

Runny lava oozes from the vent of a broad, gently-sloping shield volcano. This is a quiet eruption.

• True

• False

• Ture

• Flase

The process of breaking down rocks through chemical change

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• compaction

• deflation

The process of sediment being laid down in a new location

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• deflation

The type of weathering in which rocks are physically broken down into smaller particles

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• compaction

• deflation

Which terms describes:

The process of sediment being moved downhill by gravity

• mass movement

• deflation

• plucking

• weathering

Which terms describes:

A large mass of ice that moves slowly across the surface of Earth

• iceberg

• glacier

• tundra

• fjord

Which terms describes:

A glacier that covers much of a continent or large island

• valley glacier

• fjord

• tundra

• continental glacier