Fast and Slow Land Changes Test Review

What is happening when the Earth’s surface begins to shake due to a sudden shift at a fault line?

• flood

• landslide

• earthquake

• volcanic eruption

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is happening when the Earth’s surface is covered by water and it is usually dry land?

• flood

• earthquake

• volcanic eruption

• landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following is caused when water soaks the soil and it slides down a hill?

• hurricane

• flood

• landslide

• earthquake

What is one way that a volcano changes the Earth’s surface?

• They add oxygen to the air.

• New land is formed.

• They cause the seasons to change.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which two forces can quickly change the surface of the Earth?

• erosion and landslides

• earthquakes and weathering

• deposition and weathering

• floods and volcanic eruptions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following does NOT cause weathering?

• soil

• water

• ice

• temperature changes

What is a slow process of moving rocks and soil by wind or water?

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-1

What is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is happening when material that has been eroded is put in a new place?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

A sand dune or a delta are evidence that ____________________ has occurred.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2