Landforms and Geological Processes

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What are the three major landforms on the surface of the Earth?

  • Plains, plateaus, and mountains (correct)
  • Valleys, hills, and deserts
  • Ridges, trenches, and rift valleys
  • Oceans, rivers, and lakes

What is diastrophism related to?

  • Mass movement and landslides
  • Plate tectonics and mountain building
  • Volcanoes, folding, and faulting (correct)
  • Weathering and erosion

What is the result of the continuous process of weathering, erosion, and mass movement?

  • Formation of mountains and hills
  • Development of oceans and rivers
  • Transformation of large mountains into small hills and eventually plains (correct)
  • Creation of new landscapes and patterns

What type of weathering breaks the rock without changing its composition?

<p>Mechanical weathering (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is chemical weathering a result of?

<p>Reaction between minerals and water (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of weathering, erosion, and mass movement on the surface of the Earth?

<p>Change in the structure of landforms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of folding and faulting in landform creation?

<p>Formation of oceanic ridges and trenches (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate result of the continuous process of weathering, erosion, and mass movement?

<p>Transformation of large mountains into small hills and eventually plains (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering?

<p>Chemical weathering changes the composition of rocks, while mechanical weathering does not (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the two sets of earth processes?

<p>One set creates landscapes and the other changes them (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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