Chapter 14 Quiz (Earth's Changing Surface)

A ______ is an underwater mountain change

What is a subduction zone?

What happens when sediment eroded by water, ice, and wind slows down or stops moving?

If, after an eruption, the top of a volcano collapses down, a ______ forms

What causes chemical weathering?

Plates move apart at _____ boundaries

On average, how many volcanoes erupt each year?

The presence of the same _____ and ______ supports the hypothesis of continental drift.

Matching ____ on different continents are evidence for continental drift.

Mountain ranges are formed when two continental plates collide

Long streams of molten rock from volcanoes are called ________

What type of mountains are formed when molten rock erupts onto Earth’s surface and hardens?

In which type of climate does chemical weathering occur the fastest?

The result of plate movement can be seen at _______.

The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current location is called ________

A _____ often forms a mountain when layers of lava and volcanic ash erupt and build up

What type of stress occurs at a transform plate boundary?

A _____ forms where two oceanic plates collide

What happens when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide?

Scientists have observed that the plates move at rates ranging from 1 cm to 12 cm per ______

Weathered rock, mineral material, and organic matter are the components that make up soil

Plates move together in a _____ boundary

What causes tectonic plates to move?

How long does it take for soil to form?

Volcanoes usually DO NOT form at transform plate boundaries