Nov 12 DOL 3.7B Rapid changes

Which events force melted rock deep in the Earth toward the surface and build it up on the earth's surface?

• Landslides

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Mountain building

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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...

• Delta

• Volcano

• Landslide

• Glacier

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Lava from a volcanic eruption can change the Earth's surface by...

• forming new land

• making oceans boil

• carving deep valleys

• pushing aside hills

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Which of the following best describes how earthquakes change the Earth's surface? Earthquakes...

• throw rocks and ash into the air

• force lava through holes in the ground

• violently shift the surface of the earth

• cause clouds to form and rain to fall

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If rock layers have split and shifted, what most likely caused this change?

• River

• Landslide

• Volcano

• Earthquake

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A scientist makes a model of a hill using wet sand and places model houses around the hill. She then drips water onto the hill to simulate rain. The scientist is most likely modeling which rapid change in Earth's surface?

• volcano

• earthquake

• landslide

• tornado

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