5.7B how landforms are created
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- Q1What geological process is responsible for the creation of canyons?Volcanic eruptionErosion by riversGlacial movementTectonic plate movement30s
- Q2How are sand dunes primarily formed?Wind depositionTectonic plate movementGlacial erosionVolcanic activity30s
- Q3How are u-shaped valleys formed?By volcanic activityBy river depositionBy wind erosionBy glacial erosion30s
- Q4What is the process by which rocks and minerals are broken down into smaller pieces over time?VolcanismWeatheringDepositionErosion30s
- Q5What is the process by which sediment is transported by water, wind, ice, or gravity?DepositionErosionVolcanismWeathering30s
- Q6How are deltas formed?Tectonic plate movementsGlacial meltingSediments deposited by rivers as they flow into oceans or lakesVolcanic eruptions30s
- Q7What natural disaster is characterized by a sudden and violent shaking of the ground?TornadoBlizzardEarthquakeHurricane30s
- Q8What type of landform is formed by the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river?GlacierPeninsulaCanyonDelta30s
- Q9Which process leads to the formation of sand dunes in desert regions?Glacial depositionRiver sedimentationWind erosionTectonic uplift30s
- Q10What characteristic shape do valleys carved by glaciers typically have?W-shapedV-shapedU-shapedS-shaped30s
- Q11What role do rivers often play in the formation of canyons?Rivers create volcanic activity in canyonsRivers erode the rock over time, creating deep valleysRivers cool the rock to shape canyonsRivers deposit sediment that forms canyons30s
- Q12Which of the following processes involves the breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces?VolcanismErosionDepositionWeathering30s
- Q13What is the process by which sediments are dropped off in a new location?CompactionWeatheringDepositionErosion30s
- Q14Which of the following processes involves the transport of sediments by wind, water, or ice?WeatheringFossilizationDepositionErosion30s
- Q15Which process involves the settling of transported sediments by gravity in a new location?ErosionMeltingWeatheringDeposition30s