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Investigation 3 I-Check

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A shape or feature of the Earth's surface. 
a)
Mount Rushmore
b)
Levee
c)
Landform
d)
Hydroelectric Dam
2.
The angle or slant of a stream channel or land surface. 
a)
Slope
b)
Peak
c)
Bend
d)
Steepness
3.
Rises and falls with little or no warning, usually as a result of heavy rainfall over a small area.
a)
Tides
b)
Waves
c)
Tsunami
d)
Flash flood
4.
The area around a river that is covered by water flowing over the riverbank during a flood. 
a)
Flood Zone
b)
Flood Plain
c)
Flood Land
d)
Flood Pants
5.

Which side of the hill would you climb a greater elevation to get to the top?

a)

left

b)

right

c)

both sides are the same elevation

d)

there is no way to know unless you climb it

6.

Which side of the hill has a steeper slope?

a)

left

b)

right

c)

both sides are the same elevation

d)

there is no way to know unless you climb it

7.

Which side has a steeper slope?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

They are both the same.

d)

There is no way to know.

8.

Which side has a gradual slope?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

They are both the same.

d)

There is no way to know.

9.

Which map would a hiker need to measure elevation?

a)

A

b)

B

10.

Which map is a topographic map?

a)

A

b)

B

11.

Which letter in Map B is on the steepest part of the trail?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

12.

What is the elevation of point A, the peak?

a)

about 700 meters

b)

about 200 meters

c)

about 400 meters

d)

about 90 meters

13.

Which letter shows the lowest elevation on the map?

a)

D

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

14.

What is the distance between the Park Entrance and the Lookout?

a)

100 meters

b)

200 meters

c)

90 meters

d)

400 meters

15.

Which rapid change does this picture show?

a)

landslide

b)

earthquake

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

heavy snowfall

16.

Volcanic eruptions are a slow or rapid change?

a)

rapid

b)

slow

17.

Growing tree roots are a slow or rapid change?

a)

rapid

b)

slow

18.

Chemical weathering is a slow or rapid change?

a)

rapid

b)

slow

19.

Physical weathering is a slow or rapid change?

a)

rapid

b)

slow

20.

Landslides are a slow or rapid change?

a)

rapid

b)

slow

21.

Earthquakes are a slow or rapid change?

a)

rapid

b)

slow

22.

Flash floods are a slow or rapid change?

a)

rapid

b)

slow

23.

Volcanic eruptions create new land by adding ____.

a)

new rock to Earth's surface

b)

gases to the air

c)

heat to the soil on Earth's surface

d)

water vapor to the air

24.

Where do the A and B side of the hill go on the profile?

a)

A on the left and B on the right

b)

A on the right and B on the left

c)

A and B both go on the right

d)

A and B both go on the left

25.

Is this picture a slow or rapid change?

a)

Rapid

b)

Slow

26.

what is this .A place where Lava,Cinders,Ash and Gases pour out through openings in earths Surface

a)

Volcano

b)

Caldera

c)

Cinder Cone

d)

Composite Volcano

27.
a map that uses contour lines to show the shape and elevation of the land
a)
elevation map
b)
political map
c)
topographic map
d)
inset map
28.
What causes earthquakes?
a)
heavy rains
b)
srtrong winds
c)
waves
d)
moving plates along faults
29.
What is melted rock called after it reaches the surface?
a)
plate
b)
magma
c)
lava
d)
crust
30.

Select all the answers that are landforms.

a)

volcanoes

b)

mountains

c)

canyons

d)

valleys

31.

What causes rapid changes to Earth's surface? Select all that apply.

a)

floods

b)

earthquakes

c)

landslides

d)

volcanoes

e)

weathering

32.

Select examples that cause slow changes to Earth's surface.

a)

Hurricanes

b)

weathering

c)

tornadoes

d)

erosion

33.

What natural event causes sudden changes to the Earth's surface?

a)

global warming

b)

glaciers

c)

solar flares

d)

earthquakes

34.

Kendall said that all changes to the Earth's surface happen slowly over time. Is Kendall correct?

a)

Yes, he is correct, all changes happen slowly through erosion.

b)

No he is not correct, the changes happen suddenly.

c)

No, he is not correct, the changes happen through deposition.

d)

No, he is not correct, changes can happen rapidly or over time.

35.
An earthquake is - 
a)
crust through which lava escapes
b)
a sudden movement in the Earth's crust
c)
a kind of chemical weathering that changes the Earth
d)
a huge wave that washes over the Earth
36.
When lots of rain falls in a day, people living in that area should watch out for -
a)
hurricanes
b)
earthquakes
c)
volcanoes
d)
landslides
37.
What causes a tsunami?
a)
underwater tornado
b)
underwater hurricane
c)
underwater earthquake
d)
underwater landslide
38.
How does an area benefit form volcanic activity?
a)
farmland and crops are destroyed
b)
new land masses and islands are formed
c)
poisonous gases are produced
d)
roads are buried by flowing lava
39.
Which of the following most likely caused the changes in the location below?
a)
volcano
b)
weathering
c)
earthquakes
d)
thunderstorm
40.
Avalanches are similar to what other rapid change?
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
tsunami
d)
landslide
41.
The molten rock BENEATH Earth's surface is called...
a)
volcano
b)
crust
c)
magma
d)
epicenter
42.
Sudden movement of loose rock and soil down a steep slope is called a...
a)
avalanche
b)
landslide
c)
earthquake
d)
creep
43.
A very large ocean wave that is caused by an underwater earthquake is a/an...
a)
flood
b)
tsunami
c)
rockslide
d)
weathering
44.
A/An ________________ is an opening in Earth's crust through which hot ash, gases, and molten rock escape.
a)
volcano
b)
fault 
c)
earthquake
d)
creep
45.
What is the EFFECT of a landslide on hillsides where people live?
|
a)
sudden movement
b)
wildfires
c)
heavy rain
d)
damaged houses
46.

A rapid change is a change that happens...

a)

slowly.

b)

hot.

c)

cold.

d)

quickly.

47.
Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface is called...
a)
smoke
b)
lava
c)
ash
d)
magma
48.
Movements of Earth's crust usually take place along a/an...
a)
ocean
b)
mountain
c)
fault line
d)
focus
49.
Volcanoes can affect Earth's surface...
a)
only at the foot of the volcano
b)
at the base of the volcano
c)
for hundreds of miles around
d)
on the north side of the volcano
50.

Volcanoes create new land on the Earth’s surface when –

a)

lava flows then cools and hardens to form rock.

b)

an eruption destroys the side of a mountain.

c)

magma forms giant underground chambers.

d)

saltwater touches lava and changes into steam.

51.

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

a)

landslide

b)

thunderstorm

c)

sinkhole

d)

earthquake

52.

Which of these most likely caused the rapid change to the Earth's surface illustrated here?

a)

landslide

b)

volcanic eruption

c)

mountain building

d)

sandstorm

53.

A landslide is most likely to be caused by –

a)

strong winds

b)

breaking rocks

c)

heavy rains

d)

cold weather

54.

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)

Earthquake shaking the water

b)

Movement of waves

c)

Eruptions of a volcano

d)

Piling up of sand

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