3rd Grade Unit 3 Rapid Changes to Earth Multiple choice

Multiple Choice

What characteristics below best describe the cause for weathering?

• Being moved to a new location.

• Weather like wind, rain and ice, break down the rocks.

• Magma pushing through the surface.

• Dropping sediments in a new location.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the processes of the development of soil?

• A volcanic eruption that rescopes the land.

• Snow collects in very cold areas.

• Animals migrating to warmer climates.

• Weathering of rock by wind, water, and ice.

Multiple Choice

Soil is made up of —

• Broken down rocks and water.

• Organic matter

• Organic matter and water

• Broken down rocks and dead plant and animal matter.

Multiple Choice

A student puts rocks in a plastic jar of water and shakes it. After the student shakes the jar, the students notice there were smaller pieces of broken rock in the water. What is this soil process called during this model?

• Weathering of earth materials.

• Decay of plant matter.

• Formation of minerals.

• Mixing of water and air.

Multiple Choice

Which description below describes is the best way to model how a landslide changes the Earth’s surface?

• Pack the materials into a closed container and shake them rapidly.

• Place the materials on a steep, sloping surface and pour water on them.

• Spread the materials on a flat surface and blow on them with a straw.

• Sift the materials through a strainer to separate the rocks and soil.

Multiple Choice

What is the result of an earthquake that occurs on the ocean floor?

• Tsunami

• Landslide

• Volcano

• Earthquake

Multiple Choice

What most likely caused this change in the image?

• Landslide

• Earthquake

• Volcanic eruption

• Heavy rain

Multiple Choice

What characteristics below best describe the cause for weathering?

• Being moved to a new location.

• Lava flows out of a opening in Earth crust.

• Dropping sediments in a new location.

• Wind, rain and ice, break down the rocks.

Multiple Choice

The rapid movement of Earth’s crust that loosens rock and soil down a steep incline plain can be caused by a -

• River

• Volcanic Eruption

• Landslide

• Earthquake

Multiple Choice

How Earthquakes and Landslides are similar.

• Landslides cause volcanic eruptions.

• Landslides change the direction of rivers and creeks.

• Earthquakes can cause landslides.

• Earthquakes and landslides have no similarities.

Multiple Choice

Which descriptions below best describes a landslide?

• Can occur after heavy rain.

  Causes lava to flow.

• Causes soil, to move at once.

  Can be caused by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

• Can cause tornadoes and hurricanes to form.

• Can change the temperature and weather.

Multiple Choice

Lava from a volcanic eruption can change the Earth’s surface by –

• Carve out the land.

• Create new land forms.

• Cause massive waves in the ocean.

• Have no effect on the land.

Multiple Choice

What is the process of erosion?

• Breaks down Earth’s rocks into sediments over time.

• Moves pieces of Earth’s sediments from one place to another.

• Deposits Earth’s sediments in a new location.

• Weathered rocks and dead plants and animals.

Multiple Choice

What is deposition?

• Weathered rocks and dead plants and animals.

• Drops sediments off in a new location.

• Moves sediments from one place to another.

• Breaks down Earth’s rocks into sediments over time.

Multiple Choice

Which events force melted rock from deep in the Earth toward the surface and build it up on the earth’s surface?

• Tsunamis

• Earthquakes

• Landslides

• Volcanic Eruptions

Draw

Draw the processes of weathered rocks into soil.