Science 3.3.2 Review

Which of these is most likely to cause a rapid change in Earth’s surface?

• A river eroding a canyon

• An earthquake pushing up new hills

• A glacier carving a U-shaped valley

• Wind shaping landforms in a desert

The Hawaiian islands are an example of landforms that have been built up by which of the following forces?

• Many volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes cracking the crust

• Landslides changing the shape of the crust

• Hurricanes over the ocean

Which of the following quickly changes the land when gravity pulls loose rocks and soil down the side of

a hill?

• A volcanic eruption

• An earthquake

• A fault

• A landslide

Before investigating rapid changes in the Earth’s surface, students each wrote a hypothesis about

what rapid changes in Earth’s surface. Which student’s hypothesis was correct?

• Student 1 said rapid changes meant forms of precipitation.

• Student 2 guessed rapid changes were high and low temperatures.

• Student 3 guessed rapid changes were caused by volcanic eruption, earthquakes, and landslides.

• Student 4 said rapid changes were the day and night cycle caused by Earth’s rotation.

A region in California full of mountains has had an extreme amount of rain over the last two days.

People living in this area should watch out for –

• hurricanes

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• landslides

Which force most likely caused the rapid change to the Earth’s surface in the picture below?

• Glacier

• Wind

• Volcano

• Earthquake

Which of these is least likely to cause a rapid change to Earth’s surface?

• Volcanos

• Condensation

• Earthquakes

• Landslides

Lava from a volcanic eruption can –

• form new land

• make oceans freeze

• carve valleys slowly

• create a tornado

How might a volcano rapidly change the land?

• The lava of the volcano burns a hole in the earth down to the core.

• Lava pouring out cools then flows up and creates a mountain.

• The lava flows out of the volcano, cools and hardens forming new land.

• All of the above

How does an earthquake change the land?

• An earthquake can cause water in a stream to flow in a new direction.

• An earthquake can lift up the land and form hills and ridges.

• An earthquake can cause damage to bridges and roads.

• All of the above