Repeat: From the mountains to the sea

Repeat: From the mountains to the sea

What tectonic plates contributed to the Alps' formation?

1. Eurasian Plate
2. African Plate
3. Pacific Plate
4. North American Plate

How long ago did the Alps begin forming?

1. 5 million years ago
2. 200 million years ago
3. Around 65 million years ago

What characterizes young mountain ranges?

1. Smooth, rounded hills
2. Sharp peaks and rugged terrain

What is a feature of old mountain ranges?

1. Eroded and worn down shapes
2. Steep and jagged cliffs

Which type of mountain range is taller?

1. Old mountain ranges
2. Young mountain ranges

What is the process of breaking down rocks?

1. Weathering
2. Erosion
3. Sedimentation
4. Metamorphism

Which type of weathering involves chemical changes?

1. Erosion
2. Biological weathering
3. Chemical weathering
4. Physical weathering

Which natural force commonly causes erosion?

1. Magnetic fields.
2. Solar radiation.
3. Water.
4. Wind energy.

Chemical weathering 

Mechanical weathering 

Erosion

Warm and humid (vochtig) climate (tropics)

Cold climates (poles)

Warm and dry climates (desert)

Mountains 

Young mountain range

Old mountain range

Alps

Ardennes

High

Sharp peaks

Steep slopes

are lower

Rounded tops

Gentle slopes

Deep valleys

Hardly any wethering and erosion

A lot of wethering and erosion

Hundreds of millions of years

Ten millions of years

What drives the rock cycle?

1. Earth's internal heat
2. Solar energy
3. Weathering processes
4. Ocean currents

Which rock forms from cooling lava?

1. Sedimentary rock
2. Igneous rock
3. Fossil rock
4. Metamorphic rock

What transforms rocks into metamorphic rocks?

1. Cooling and solidification
2. Heat and pressure
3. Erosion and deposition

How do glaciers transport materials?

1. Melting water flow
2. Wind erosion
3. Via ice movement
4. Solar energy

What landforms can glaciers create?

1. Sand dunes
2. Moraines
3. Plateaus
4. U-shaped valleys

Glacial portal

Terminal moraines

Glacial fed river

:Lateral moraines

 Glacier

V-valley

U-Valley

Formed by a river

Formed by a glacier

What is a key feature of the upper Rhine?

1. Slow flowing waters
2. Wide and flat floodplains
3. Narrow and steep valley sides
4. High sediment deposition

What does river deposition create?

1. Mountain
2. Delta
3. Floodplain
4. Desert

Oxbow lake

Sedimentation

Erosion

Meander

Old meander (oxbowlake)

Sedimentation

Lower flowrate

Erosion

Outerbend

What primarily causes delta formation?

1. Sediment deposition by rivers
2. Volcanic eruptions
3. Glacial movement
4. Earthquake activity

Which process contributes to delta growth?

1. River flow slowing down
2. Tsunami waves
3. Wind erosion
4. Ocean currents

What is a horst?

1. A type of volcanic rock
2. A low-lying area between faults
3. An elevated block of the Earth's crust
4. A measure of seismic activity

What is a graben?

1. A river valley
2. A block of the Earth's crust that sinks
3. An elevated landform
4. A type of mountain range