Landscape Changes Practice for Test

What does the liquid from a volcano become when it cools?

• rock

• water

• fire

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What events can change Earth's surface quickly?

• Earthquakes

• Volcanic eruptions

• Landslides

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The coast, or where land meets the ocean, is __________________.

• always covered in tall beach grasses

• slowly changed by waves of water over time

• usually formed by a quick change to Earth's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Amy wants to come up with a plan to help stop wind erosion on a beach. What should she do?

• tell people to come to the beach on windy days

• dig holes in the sand along the sides of the beach

• plant grass along the beach to hold the sand in place

• use a rake to push the sand around to make it more flat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

The soil in a farmer's field keeps getting eroded. The farmer plants a row of big trees along each side of the field. What kind of erosion will the row of trees help stop?

• Wind erosion

• Water erosion

• Glacial erosion

• Chemical erosion

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A(n) _____ causes slow changes to Earth's surface.

• glacier

• tsunami

• landslide

• earthquake

• volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process of ______ breaks down rocks into smaller and smaller pieces.

• weathering

• melting

• evaporation

• condensation

What significant event occurred at the volcano between October 24 and November 12, 2010?

• A large amount of rock moved from the top to the bottom of the volcano.

• The largest flow of melted rock ever seen from the volcano occurred.

• A lot of ash was seen in the air and on the ground around the volcano.

• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Magma, gases, and ashes can erupt through vents in the Earth's surface called —

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

• volcanoes

• trenches

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The soil in a farmer's field keeps getting eroded. The farmer plants a row of big trees along

each side of the field.

What kind of erosion will the row of trees help stop?

• wind erosion

• sand erosion

• rock erosion