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Changes To Earth's Surface
Test Description: Rapid and slow changes to Earth's surface.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What natural event causes a tsunami?
A
Sinkhole
B
Earthquake
C
Landslide
D
Volcano
2) Which rapid change occurs when the ground collapses because the ground underneath has been washed away?
A
Earthquake
B
Landslide
C
Volcano
D
Sinkhole
3) Which natural event can create new land, like islands?
A
Landslide
B
Earthquake
C
Volcano
D
Sinkhole
4) The breaking down of rocks is called ___________.
A
Weathering
B
Deposition
C
Erosion
D
Compaction
5) When sediment gets dropped off in a new place it is called _________________.
A
Erosion
B
Cementation
C
Weathering
D
Deposition
6) Landslides, avalanches, earthquakes, and sink holes are all ___________________ forces.
A
destructive
B
celestial
C
constructive
D
underwater
7) When wind blows sand from one place to another it is called __________________.
A
Weathering
B
Constrictive
C
Deposition
D
Erosion
8) Which earthquake was the strongest?
A
The 1986 earthquake in Alaska with a magnitude of 9.3 on the Richter scale
B
The 1914 earthquake in Brazil with a magnitude of 3.6 on the Richter scale
C
The 1936 earthquake in Venezuela with a magnitude of 8.4 on the Richter scale
D
The 1989 earthquake in San Francisco with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale
9) The Grand Canyon was formed by the force of __________________.
A
a river cutting through the rock
B
a glacier
C
plants growing between the rocks and splitting them
D
wind blowing sand across the desert
10) Floods, forest fires, and volcanoes can be _______________.
A
constructive only
B
neither destructive nor constructive
C
destructive or constructive
D
destructive only
11) When water gets in a crack in a rock and freezes it causes the rock to break in half. This is an example of ________________.
A
Weathering
B
Compaction
C
Deposition
D
Erosion
12) A river carries sediment from the mountains to ocean. This is an example of ______________________.
A
Deposition
B
Weathering
C
Erosion
D
Mountain building
13) What physical property of an ice cube changes when it melts?
A
Color
B
Physical state
C
Melting point
D
Water
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