Rapid changes to Earth's Surface

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

• landslide

• thunderstorm

• sinkhole

• earthquake

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Which would be an example of a rapid change to the Earth’s surface?

• A mountain's top cracking open due to volcanic eruptions.

• A valley getting deeper as a river runs through it.

• A plain forming cracks when hot weather makes it dry.

• A hill rising as the wind piles up loose sand.

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

• Large cracks suddenly form in the ground.

• A big rock slowly moves across the land.

• Hills of sand form as the wind blows.

• A large amount of heat rises into the air.

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Which of these statements describes a landslide (hint...there might be more than one answer!)

• large amounts of rock and soil move at once

• it can happen very quickly

• can cause a glacier to form

• can cause roads and rivers to be moved

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What might happen when plates of the crust slide past each other?

• a glacier forms

• an earthquake happens

• a plateau suddenly forms

• lava erupts from a hole

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What is the movement of sediments from one place to another?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• All of the above

Which of these is an example of a slow change to the Earth's surface?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• All of the above

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Which land feature was most likely made by the slow movement of a glacier?

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All of the following shape the surface of the earth except

• Glaciers
• Rivers
• Wind
• Clouds

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