The Earth Changes Unit 1 Test

__________ happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart or change without moving anywhere.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• wind

___________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity. This moves materials from one place to another.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• water

_______________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

• ice

A ___________is an opening in the Earth's crust where magma and gasses rise to the surface. When magma reaches the surface it is called lava.

• earthquake

• landslide

• volcano

• hurricanes

______________ are caused when the ground along two faults shifts suddenly. The shaking caused by this shift will spread out through the Earth. This causes the surface to shake, shift or buckle.

• landslide

• earthquake

• volcano

__________ are cracks in the Earth's surface.

• weathering

• faults

• landslides

A___________ is a powerful rotating storm that forms over warm oceans near the equator.

• hurricane

• earthquake

• thunderstorm

• landslide

__________are a large sheet of ice or snow that moves slowly over Earth's surface.

• earthquake

• landslide

• glaciers

• hurricane

What are slow changes to Earth?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• all the above

What are rapid changes to Earth?

• landslide

• earthquake

• volcano

• all the above