Science Rapid Changes 3rd

Lava from a volcanic eruption can change Earth's surface by:

• making oceans boil

• forming new land

• carving deep valleys

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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

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The rock layers here have split and been shifted.

What most likely caused this change?

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Landslide

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Earth's crust is broken into many pieces. What can happen where two pieces of crust meet?

• a flood

• an earthquake

• volcano

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A large amount of rock and soil falls down the side of a mountain. Which most likely happened?

• Flood

• Landslide

• Plateau

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During an investigation, students compare the effects of volcanic eruptions and flooding to the earth’s surface. What is the difference between these events?

• Volcanic eruptions wash away soil, but flooding causes new land to form.

• Flooding washes away soil, but lava from volcanic eruptions causes new land to form.

• Volcanic eruptions cause cracks in the Earth, but flooding washes away soil.

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Which types of rapid change to the Earth can happen under the ocean?

• Earthquakes and volcanoes

• Volcanoes and floods

• Floods and hurricanes

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