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F2: Surface and Internal Processes overview quiz - WJEC A-Level Geology quiz

14questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which statement correctly distinguishes weathering from erosion?

  2. Freeze-thaw weathering breaks rock apart because

  3. Hydrolysis of feldspar produces

  4. Which chemical weathering process dissolves limestone to form karst scenery?

  5. Well-rounded sediment grains indicate

  6. Poorly sorted, angular sediment is most likely deposited by

  7. Graded bedding forms when

  8. In an undisturbed sequence, a bed that fines upwards is

  9. Asymmetrical ripple marks indicate

  10. Desiccation (mud) cracks in a mudstone indicate

  11. The dominant present-day source of the Earth's internal heat is

  12. The average geothermal gradient in the upper crust is about

  13. Mantle convection can occur even though the mantle is solid because

  14. At a normal geothermal gradient, why does crustal rock not melt at shallow depth?