Quiz about Fast Changes to Earth's Surface

Question 1

When moving water leaves soil behind, it is called

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deposition

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erosion

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weathering

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corrosion

Question 2

Weathering is the natural process of

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breaking down rock.

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loosening bits of rock from the soil.

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moving soil to a different location.

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materials settling out of water.

Question 3

One example of erosion is when

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water carries soil from a garden to a sidewalk.

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tree roots split apart rock.

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soil builds up at the mouth of a river.

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moving water makes river rocks smooth.

Question 4

Muddy water being carried away by a fast moving river.

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erosion

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weathering

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deposition

Question 5

Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches.

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weathering

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erosion

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deposition

Question 6

Waves dropping sand on the beach.

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deposition

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weathering

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erosion

Question 7

A build-up of land called a delta forms at the mouth of a river.

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deposition

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weathering

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erosion

Question 8

A _____________ occurs when water runs on top of the land, causing streams and rivers to fill up and overflow.

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flood

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landslide

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mudslide

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tsunami

Question 9

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

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earthquakes

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faults

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mudslides

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landslides

Question 10

Flooding can cause

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landslides.

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volcanic eruptions.

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earthquakes.

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drought.

Question 11

Both magma and lava are molten rocks. How are they different?

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magma is underground and lava is on the surface

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lava is very cold and hard, magma is very hot

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lava flows to the mantle and magma flows to the crust

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magma can cool to form hills but lava can not form hills

Question 12

The Earth is always changing.

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True

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False

Question 13

Which of the following most likely caused the change to the Earth's surface illustrated?

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earthquake

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landslide

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thunderstorm

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sinkhole

Question 14

Which of these most likely caused the rapid change to the Earth's surface illustrated here?

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landslide

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volcanic eruption

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mountain building

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sandstorm

Question 15

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

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Large cracks suddenly form in the ground.

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A big rock slowly moves across the land.

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Hills of sand form as the wind blows.

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A large amount of heat rises into the air.

Question 16

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?

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Eruptions of a volcano

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Earthquake shaking the water

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Movement of waves

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Piling up of sand

Question 17

Rocks, loose soil and sand rapidly sliding down a slope are a change to the surface of the earth known as a -

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landslide

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volcano

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earthquake

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tsunami

Question 18

The rock layers pictures here have split and been shifted. What most likely caused this change?

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earthquake

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river

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landslide

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volcano

Question 19

Volcanoes can erupt underwater.

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True

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False

Question 20

Earthquakes can occur underwater.

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True

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False

Fast Changes to Earth's Surface

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