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Test Review: TCI - Lesson 2 - Scales of Change on Earth's Surface
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1
_______________ can take place over the course of 100 million years and causes mountain ranges to form.
Erosion
Weathering
Convection
Uplift
2
Which of the following best explains how hoodoos are formed?
Hoodoos form rapidly; they are a result of volcanic eruptions.
The rock at the BOTTOM is MORE resistant to weathering
The rock at the TOP is MORE resistant to weathering
Hoodoos are man-made, formed by rock sculpters.
3
Gravity’s role in weathering (which remains the same in the past, present, & future) demonstrates _____________________.
uniformitarianism
uplift
a rapid change
the formation of mountains
4
Place these phenomena in order from
FASTEST TO SLOWEST.
D, A, B, C
A, D, B, C
A, B, C, D
A, C, D, B
5
Deposition is a ____________________ process.
Constructive
Destructive
6
Which of the following is an example of deposition?
Wind carrying sand grains across the desert
Waves crashing against rock and slowly wearing it down
Warm air rising and cool air sinking
Sand grains landing in a new location
7
Weathering and erosion are _______________ processes.
Destructive
Constructive
8
Which of the following is an example of weathering?
Warm air rising and cool air sinking
Waves crashing against rock and slowly wearing it down
Wind carrying sand grains across the desert
Sand grains landing in a new location
9
This stone arch likely formed because ____________ acted to weather and erode the rock below it.
wind, water, and gravity
deposition
convection
heat and magma
10
Which of the following is an example of erosion?
Waves crashing against rock and slowly wearing it down
Wind carrying sand grains across the desert
Sand grains landing in a new location
Warm air rising and cool air sinking
11
Earth's surface is constantly changing.
True
False
12
How would the changes from a meteor strike compare to the changes from a pond filling up with sediment?
Pond = rapid, large-scale; Meteor = slow, small-scale
Meteor = rapid, large-scale; Pond = slow, small-scale
Both are rapid, large-scale changes
Both are slow, small-scale changes.
13
A recent flash flood caused a river to carve its banks. This is an example of:
a small-scale change causing large-scale change to occur
a large-scale change causing small-scale change to occur
14
Look at the images below. What do we call these formations of rock?
Stone Towers
Pebble Hills
Micro-mountains
Hoodoos
15
Place these phenomena in order from
SMALLEST TO LARGEST.
A, C, D, B
D, A, C, B
D, A, B, C
D, C, A, B
