Fast Changes to Earth Quiz

The Earth is always changing.

• True
• False

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

• lava is very cold and hard, magma is very hot
• magma is underground and lava is on the surface
• lava flows to the mantle and magma flows to the crust
• magma can cool to form hills but lava can not form hills

Volcanoes create new land on the Earth’s surface when –

• lava flows then cools and hardens to form rock.

• an eruption destroys the side of a mountain.

• magma forms giant underground chambers.

• saltwater touches lava and changes into steam.

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A landslide is most likely to be caused by –

• strong winds

• breaking rocks

• heavy rains

• cold weather

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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?

• Earthquake shaking the water

• Movement of waves

• Eruptions of a volcano

• Piling up of sand

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

• landslide

• volcano

• earthquake

• tsunami

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Volcanoes can erupt underwater.

• True

• False

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Earthquakes can occur underwater.

• True

• False

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The sliding of rocks and soil down a mountain or a hill

• glacier

• flood

• landslide

• tornado

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A hole in Earth's surface through which melted rock, gases, and ash erupt

• volcano

• glacier

• tornado

• landslide

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