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Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A _____________ is a mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust.
a)
crater
b)
volcano
c)
fault
d)
landslide
2.
Movements in Earth's crust caused by a sudden shift in Earth's plates are _____________.
a)
faults
b)
earthquakes
c)
mudslides
d)
landslides
3.
Flooding can cause
a)
landslides.
b)
volcanic eruptions.
c)
earthquakes.
d)
drought.
4.
What force causes landslides?
a)
inertia
b)
gravity
c)
mass
d)
magnetism
5.
Landslides and Volcanoes are examples of ________ changes in Earth's surface.
a)
rapid
b)
slow
c)
no
d)
new
6.
When a large amount of loose rock and soil move rapidly, a ____________ occurs.
a)
landslide
b)
hot spot
c)
volcano
d)
tsunami
7.

A volcano can directly change Earth’s surface by

a)

adding heat to the atmosphere

b)

building up layers of hardened lava

c)

releasing water vapor into the air

d)

shooting out clouds of ash and smoke

8.

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

a)

Large cracks suddenly form in the ground.

b)

A big rock slowly moves across the land.

c)

Hills of sand form as the wind blows.

d)

A large amount of heat rises into the air.

9.

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

a)

A mountain forming due to volcanic eruptions

b)

A valley getting deeper as a river runs through it

c)

A plain forming cracks when hot weather makes it dry

d)

A hill rising as the wind piles up loose sand

10.

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?

a)

Weathering of rocks

b)

Movement of waves

c)

Eruptions of a volcano

d)

Piling up of sand

11.

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

a)

throw rocks and ash into the air

b)

force lava through holes in the ground

c)

violently shift the surface of the earth

d)

cause clouds to form and rain to fall

12.

The rock layers pictures here have split and been shifted. What most likely caused this change?

a)

River

b)

Landslide

c)

Volcano

d)

Earthquake