Earth Science

The land feature formed when sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river is called a(n) ____________.

• beach

• dune

• canyon

• delta

How does a volcano cause a constructive change to the Earth's surface?

• It floods the land.

• It adds new land.

• It takes land away.

• It breaks apart land.

How does a volcano cause a constructive change to the Earth's surface?

• It floods the land.

• It adds new land.

• It takes land away.

• It breaks apart land.

The lava that flows from a volcano is caused by pressure underneath the Earth’s surface. This pressure is caused by ________________.

• human activities that impact the lava flow

• earthquakes that occur in the Earth’s core

• heat trapped deep under the Earth’s surface

• chemical weathering that occurs under the Earth’s surface

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

Which layer of the Earth is this?

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

• outer core

Which layer of the Earth is this?

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

• outer core

Which layer of the Earth is this?

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

• outer core

Which layer of the Earth is this?

• mantle

• inner core

• crust

• outer core

In what type of boundary do plates push against each other?

• convergent

• divergent

• transform