Soil, Landforms and Rapid/Slow Changes Review

Soil is made of decayed plants and animals and -

• weathered rock

• pudding

• minerals

• erosion

The weathering of rocks into small pieces forms what natural resource?

• Minerals

• Water

• Coal

• Soil

When shaking sugar cubes in a jar, a teacher is trying to demonstrate how rocks -

• move from one place to another.

• can be eaten.

• weather and break down into smaller pieces.

• are white in color.

Which of the following best describes an earthquake?

• The force that causes Earth’s surface to crack.

• A slow change to Earth's surface.

• The force that causes new land to form.

• The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces.

An example of a SLOW change to the Earth’s surface is -

• a volcano.

• an earthquake.

• a mudslide.

• weathering.

Which of the following best describes soil?

• The natural brown material covering the Earth's surface that provides a home for earth worms and other insects.

• Dirt used to make mud pies.

• The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces.

• The natural resource made from weathered rocks, water, and decayed plant and animal parts.

Volcanoes can change the Earth's surface when...

• lava cools and hardens to form new land.

• the lava forms a new ocean.

• the lava freezes the rocks that it covers.

• the lava cools down and causes wind storms.

A landslide is most likely to cause -

• large rocks to fall from a mountain top.

• volcanoes to become active and erupt.

• rivers to form.

• new land to be created.

Which event forces melted rock from deep in the Earth toward the surface and builds it up on the Earth’s surface?

• Landslides

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

A typical landslide involves the movement of soil down a slope. A landslide can cause...

• jets of water to spout from a geyser.

• large rocks to fall from a mountaintop.

• clouds to form a strong wind.

• fires to ignite from a spark.