Crustal Earth Movements Quiz

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What is the primary cause of crustal rocks shearing by slipping past each other or dividing into layers?

Magma movement within the Earth's crust

Gravitational force

Convectional currents in the mantle

Shear forces (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a result of horizontal Earth movements?

Basins

Raised cliffs (correct)

Fold mountains

Faults

What is the primary cause of vertical Earth movements that result in the subsiding, sinking, or downwarping of crustal rocks?

Magma movement within the Earth's crust

Isostatic adjustment

Gravitational force (correct)

Convectional currents in the mantle

Which theory explains the origin of the six continents?

Continental drift theory Signup and view all the answers

What was the single sialic land mass called that broke into two parts called Laurasia and Gondwanaland?

Pangaea Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an example of internal land forming processes?

Erosion Signup and view all the answers

What determines the formation of landforms by internal land forming processes?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following forces causes horizontal earth movements?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of tensional forces on crustal rocks?

Strain and stretching of crustal rocks, causing formation of cracks or faults Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about horizontal earth movements is correct?

They cause squeezing and shortening of crustal rocks due to compressional forces. Signup and view all the answers

Crustal Earth Movements Quiz

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What is the primary cause of crustal rocks shearing by slipping past each other or dividing into layers?

Which of the following is NOT a result of horizontal Earth movements?

What is the primary cause of vertical Earth movements that result in the subsiding, sinking, or downwarping of crustal rocks?

Which theory explains the origin of the six continents?

What was the single sialic land mass called that broke into two parts called Laurasia and Gondwanaland?

Which of the following is NOT an example of internal land forming processes?

What determines the formation of landforms by internal land forming processes?

Which of the following forces causes horizontal earth movements?

What is the effect of tensional forces on crustal rocks?

Which of the following statements about horizontal earth movements is correct?

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