Fast Changes to the Earth

A _____________ is a mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust.

• crater
• volcano
• fault
• landslide

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Movements in Earth's crust caused by a sudden shift in Earth's plates are _____________.

• faults
• earthquakes
• mudslides
• landslides

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Flooding can cause

• landslides.
• volcanic eruptions.
• earthquakes.
• drought.

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What force causes landslides?

• inertia
• gravity
• mass
• magnetism

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Landslides and Volcanoes are examples of ________ changes in Earth's surface.

• rapid
• slow
• no
• new

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When a large amount of loose rock and soil move rapidly, a ____________ occurs.

• landslide
• hot spot
• volcano
• tsunami

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A volcano can directly change Earth’s surface by

• adding heat to the atmosphere

• building up layers of hardened lava

• releasing water vapor into the air

• shooting out clouds of ash and smoke

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Which of the following is one way an earthquake affects the Earth?

• Large cracks suddenly form in the ground.

• A big rock slowly moves across the land.

• Hills of sand form as the wind blows.

• A large amount of heat rises into the air.

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Which would be an example of a rapid change to the Earth’s surface

• A mountain forming due to volcanic eruptions

• A valley getting deeper as a river runs through it

• A plain forming cracks when hot weather makes it dry

• A hill rising as the wind piles up loose sand

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The picture shows an island in the middle of the ocean that increased in size in only a few weeks. Which of the following most likely caused this rapid change in the island?

• Weathering of rocks

• Movement of waves

• Eruptions of a volcano

• Piling up of sand

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