Changes to Earth

Rocks, sand, and soil are being carried away from their original location. This is an example of ________.

• erosion

• deposition

• landslide

• rapid process

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When a _________ occurs, rocks and soil on the side of a slope or on a cliff drop down to a lower location.

• erosion

• slow process

• flood

• landslide

When __________ occurs, rocks are being broken apart.

• rapid process

• volcanic eruption

• weathering

• erosion

______________ happen when water in rivers and streams begins to overflow to the land surrounding them.

• volcanic eruptions

• floods

• erosion

• weathering

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Which rapid change can burn nearby areas and send ash into the air, but also help build up new land?

• earthquake

• landslide

• tsunami

• volcano

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What causes solid rock to turn into liquid magma inside the earth?

• movement of the crust

• lava flowing on the surface of the earth

• thermal energy inside the earth

• mud and rock to slide down a slope

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What might happen when plates of the crust slide past each other?

• a glacier forms

• an earthquake happens

• a plateau suddenly forms

• lava erupts from a hole

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of these takes the shortest amount of time to form?

• a volcanic island like Hawaii

• a range of mountains like the Himalayas

• a cave like Carlsbad Caverns

• a valley like the one Miss Geiser's parents live above

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Which of the following does NOT describe a destructive force?

• rock, soil and mud cover houses and roads in a landslide

• new plants start growing on the new rock that forms when the lava cools

• buildings and bridges crumble in an earthquake

• ash from a volcano covers villages, cars and homes

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Which of the following effects of a volcano is NOT constructive?

• lava can cool to form new islands

• layers of rock from cooled lava form hills over time

• the newest rock on earth forms from cooled lava

• explosive volcanoes can burn down trees and homes or cover them with ash

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