DCA REVIEW: Rapid Changes

The molten rock BENEATH Earth's surface is called...

• volcano
• crust
• magma
• epicenter

Sudden movement of loose rock and soil down a steep slope is called a...

• avalanche
• landslide
• earthquake
• creep

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A/An _______________ is a sudden movement of part of Earth's crust.

• earthquake
• volcano
• tsunami
• landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A/An ________________ is an opening in Earth's crust through which hot ash, gases, and molten rock escape.

• volcano
• fault 
• earthquake
• creep

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface is called...

• smoke
• lava
• ash
• magma

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Volcanoes, landslides, and earthquakes are examples of __________ changes to Earth's surface.

• sudden
• slow
• gradual
• slight

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How does an area benefit form volcanic activity?

• farmland and crops are destroyed
• new land masses and islands are formed
• poisonous gases are produced
• roads are buried by flowing lava

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An earthquake is - 

• crust through which lava escapes
• a sudden movement in the Earth's crust
• a kind of chemical weathering that changes the Earth
• a huge wave that washes over the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

In which of these ways can volcanoes help build up new land?

• by adding heat to Earth's surface
• by adding gases to the atmosphere
• by adding lava to Earth's surface
• by adding water vapor to the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What causes a tsunami?

• underwater tornado
• underwater hurricane
• underwater earthquake
• underwater landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3