The Hawaiian Islands were formed as a result of _____________.

• deposition

• glaciers

• hurricanes

• volcanic activity

Which of these can rapidly affect Earth’s surface?

• earthquakes

• annual rainfall

• sediment deposits

• frozen precipitation

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Certain land features form where plates meet. Which land feature forms where two continental plates collide?

• glaciers

• oceans

• mountains

• trenches

Which of these most likely caused the landform shown below?

• rock slide

• rain storm

• strong winds

• glacial movement

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The Grand Canyon was formed as the result of _______________.

• erosion

• a glacier

• a volcano

• an earthquake

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The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by natural processes is called _________.

• deposition

• fossilization

• sediment

• weathering

The technology of a seismograph is helpful to humans because it ________.

• determines the height of tidal waves

• records historical temperature extremes

• identifies locations with poor soil

• helps detect and measure earthquakes

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A substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere is called

• dirt
• pollutant
• oxygen
• precipitant

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Shifting pieces of the Earth's crust are called

• tectonic plates
• volcano
• magma
• island

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True or false?  Tectonic plates move quickly, so mountains take only a few years
to form.

• True
• False

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