Earth Science Quiz Review

Distinctive parts, qualities, or characteristics of Earth's outer layer

The movement of weathered material on Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice

Large land formations that rise high above surrounding areas

Direct effect or change on Earth's surface

Forces that build up mountains and other landmasses on Earth's surface

Triangle-shaped landform at the mouth of a rive

Known as living things that are directly affected by Earth's changing surface

The islands of Hawaii were formed from which landform?

Forces that slowly wear away mountains and other features on the surface of the Earth

Hills formed by wind blowing and depositing sand

Tectonic Plates that crash into each other can form which landform

A sudden and violent shaking of the ground at fault lines

The build-up of land by the depositing of sediment and soil in a new location is known as:

What is happening all the time?

Openings in Earth's crust from which lava and hot gases flow