Chapter 14 Quiz

How can volcanoes change earth?

• rapid erosion and no deposistion

• slow erosion

• no erosion

• rapid erosion and rapid deposition

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The earth's surface changes when rock is suddenly pushed upward during a (an)______________

• earthquake

• landslide

• hurricane

• flood

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Which landform has a deep narrow passage with steep cliffs?

• mountain

• desert

• canyon

• glacier

Sediment that builds up at the mouth of a river

• dune

• delta

• glacier

• erosion

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the moving of sediment from one location to another

• erosion

• deposition

• delta

• landslide

the dropping of sediment that has been carried by the wind or water

• delta

• deposition

• erosion

• dune

rapid downhill movement of a large amount of soil and rocks

• landslide

• mudslide

• flood

• avalanche

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the sudden downhill movement of snow and ice

• avalanche

• blizzard

• glacier

• mudslide

huge sheet of ice that moves slowly downhill and leaves behind moraines as the ice melts

• delta

• avalanche

• glacier

• deposition

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Glaciers formed a few hundred years after the flood, during one Ice Age.

• true

• false