7 Questions
What is the process of wearing away and breaking down the surface?
Chemical weathering
Which force wears the land down via erosion?
Deconstructive forces
What involves the disintegration of rock without changing its composition?
Abrasion
What are the forces that push up the land to create mountains/highlands?
Constructive forces
Which type of mountain formation is the least common?
Faulting
What type of mountain formation involves crustal plates moving together forcing the land between to buckle and fold?
Folding
What type of mountain formation involves cracks in the crust allowing magma to reach the surface and cool and harden to become volcanic mountains?
Volcanism
Test your knowledge of the Earth's physical landscape and the forces that shape it with this quiz on constructive and deconstructive forces. Learn about the formation of mountains, highlands, folding, faulting, and volcanism.
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