Geo-Morphology

Question 1:

What is the term for the process of mountain formation?
Answer: Orogeny

Question 2:

Which rock type is formed from cooled magma?
Answer: Igneous rock

Question 3:

What is the world’s largest desert?
Answer: Sahara Desert

Question 4:

What is the name for a steep, cliff-like slope formed by erosion?
Answer: Escarpment

Question 5:

What is the term for a river cutting through a ridge or hill?
Answer: Water gap

Question 6:

Which landform is created by glacial erosion?
Answer: U-shaped valley

Question 7:

What is the process of chemical breakdown of rocks called?
Answer: Weathering

Question 8:

Which region contains the Ring of Fire?
Answer: Pacific Ocean

Question 9:

What is the name for wind-blown deposits of fine sediment?
Answer: Loess

Question 10:

What are large, flat-topped mountains with steep sides called?
Answer: Mesas