Rapid Changes to the Earths Surface

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

• lava flows cool and harden to form rock.

• an eruption destroys the side of a mountain.

• magma forms giant underground chambers.

• saltwater touches lava and changes into steam.

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A landslide is most likely to be caused by –

• strong winds.

• breaking rocks.

• heavy rains.

• cold weather

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Scientists measured the elevation (how high the land is above sea level) of a certain area every year for four years.

Which of the following best explains the change in elevation in this area?

• Lava flows from a nearby volcano built up the land.

• Heavy rains in this area washed away much of the soil.

• Violent earthquakes opened large cracks in the earth.

• Extreme hot weather made the ground very dry.

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

• Landslide

• Thunderstorm

• Volcano

• Earthquake

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

• Landslide

• Volcanic eruption

• Mountain building

• Sanstorm

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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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The rock layers pictured here have split and shifted.

What most likely caused this change?

• River

• Landslide

• Volcano

• Earthquake

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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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Which events force melted rock from 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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