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1. How were the Hawaiian islands formed?
A. by an earthquake
B. by volcanoes
C. by tidal waves
D. by wind erosion
2. A moving portion of Earth's crust and upper mantle is called a
A. fault.
B. fold.
C. plate.
D. ridge.
3. What causes earthquakes?
A. energy being released when crustal plates move
B. energy from a hurricane or tornado
C. energy that builds up inside a volcanic mountain
D. energy being released when erosion occurs
4. An extinct volcano is one that
A. erupts only once.
B. erupts once every 100 years.
C. is expected to erupt soon.
D. has not erupted in many years.
5. "Rivers" of water in oceans and other bodies of water are called
A. currents.
B. tides.
C. surf.
D. sandbars.
6. A volcanic eruption eventually produces the mountain called a volcano because
A. the crust expands due to the heat.
B. the magma pressure lifts up the crust.
C. the lava and ash collect.
D. the plate motion folds the crust.
7. What happens when layers of Earth's crust crack and move?
A. erosion
B. weathering
C. a dust storm
D. an earthquake
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8. Which landforms are a result of deposition?
A. beaches and river deltas
B. mountains and valleys
C. bays and peninsulas
D. plateaus and mesas
9. Which landform results when one of Earth's plates slides past another?
A. faults
B. plateaus
C. mountains
D. deltas
10. Volcanoes are formed from
A. hot gases pushing up through Earth's surface.
B. molten rock pushing up through Earth's surface.
C. large continental plates colliding with one another.
D. the rapid erosion of large mountain ranges.
11. The constant motion of ocean water is partly due to
A. sandbars.
B. sand dunes.
C. ocean currents.
D. ocean organisms.
12.
Which of these constructive processes results in a build up of earth material through a slow process over a long period
of time?
A. faults
B. earthquakes
C. deposition
D. volcanoes
13.
Which constructive creation is being described below?
Tidal currents make small deposits at the mouth of a river.
A. deltas
B. weathering
C. submerged coasts
D. glacial retreat
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Which process might occur in this system?
A. water erosion
B. wind erosion
C. storm systems
D. earthquakes
15.
Which of Earth's surface features is described below?
A sudden movement of the Earth's crust caused by a release of stress accumulated along geological
faults or by volcanic activity.
A. epicenter
B. tsunami
C. avalanche
D. earthquake
16.
Which of Earth's surface features is described below?
An opening in Earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
A. earthquake
B. hurricane
C. volcano
D. tsunami
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17.
The geological process by which material is added to a landform is called
A. sediment.
B. deposition.
C. erosion.
D. weathering.
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Answer Key
1. B) by volcanoes
2. C) plate.
3. A) energy being released when crustal plates move
4. D) has not erupted in many years.
5. A) currents.
6. C) the lava and ash collect.
7. D) an earthquake
8. A) beaches and river deltas
9. A) faults
10. B) molten rock pushing up through Earth's surface.
11. C) ocean currents.
12. C) deposition
13. A) deltas
14. D) earthquakes
15. D) earthquake
16. C) volcano
17. B) deposition.
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