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Chapter 17 - Physical Processes
Chapter 17 - Physical Processes
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A review of the informantion from chapter 17 in Geography Alive.
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1
Two types of glaciers are...
Metamorphic and Sedimentary
Continental and alpine
Scandinavian and Polynesian
Magnetic and thermal
2
Scientists believe the continents were once connected and call this land...
Pangea
Portugal
Yukon Territory
Andromeda
3
What is sediment?
A major cause of acid rain.
Soil or sand left behind by a river.
A temporary home built by a settler.
Melted rock that oozes from a volcano.
4
The islands (many of them volcanic) in the Pacific Ocean are often referred to as...
The Wheel of Fortune
The Black Triangle
The Ring of Fire
The Bermuda Triangle
5
The earth's crust is divided into huge pieces called...
Climate zones
Glaciers
Magnets
Tectonic plates
6
All of these are layers of the earth EXCEPT...
Mantle
Crust
Temperate
Core
7
Where two tectonic plates meet is called a ...
Fault line
Magma
Lithosphere
Temperate zone
8
Which of these is NOT a physical process that shapes the earth's surface?
Glaciers
Erosion
Migration
Tectonic movement
9
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
The earth's motion around the sun.
The magnetic pull from the poles.
The ocean tides.
Heat and pressure from the earth's core.
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Which of these is NOT a major form of erosion?
Wind
Sunlight
Moving water
Ice
