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Discovery education Landform assessment
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1
Which of the following are causes of large scale erosion and deposition?
glaciers and hail
glaciers and condensation
glaciers and evaporation
glaciers and waves
2
Which areas of the Earth's surface are likely places for earthquakes to occur?
plains
coasts
fault lines
oceans
3
What happens to glaciers after thousands of years?
They change their density
They change chemically
They expand and contract
They do not change
4
Which of the following are slow processes that change the Earth's surface?
volcanic action and earthquake
erosion and deposition
earthquake and impact
erosion and impactd
5
What happens to underground water that comes in contact with volcanic material?
solidifies
cements
freezes
steams
6
Eroded materials accumulate as _____________.
ice melt
metamorphic rock
minerals
sediments
7
What happened to glaciers due to the most recent changes in Earth's climate?
nothing
growing
doubling in number
shrinking
8
What do deposits of materials and decayed organisms form?
oceans
soil
compounds
minerals
9
Eruptions Mauna Loa in Hawaii are ongoing. Why do we not hear about it on the news more often?
The islands are not threatened.
It is gentle not explosive.
It is explosive not gentle.
No one gets hurt
10
When you see a sign 'Beware of falling rocks' what process is causing rocks to fall?
wind movement
uplift
erosion
chemical change
11
Which of the following is considered a plateau?
buttes and cones
hills and plains
mesas and buttes
plains and mesas
12
Which of the following are responsible for the breakdown of Earth's land surfaces?
waves, evaporation, and wind
wind running water, and air pressure
wind, waves, and air pressure
running water, waves, and ice
13
Which of the following are the agents which form coastal plains?
build up from the wind
erosion from higher lands, ocean, and wind action
earthquakes
asteroid impact from space
14
What causes composite cone volcanos to have violent and gentle eruptions?
continent location and structure
composition and age of the volcano
structure and composition
exposure to bad weather
15
A powerful earthquake may cause _____________?
no damage
minimum winds
minor winds
extensive damage
16
Which of the following are more likely to form at tectonic plate boundaries?
hurricanes
tornadoes
oceans
volcanoes
17
Which of the following is most true about what happens in a volcanic region?
Magma will rise to the core and become lava.
Magma can come near or each the Earth's surface.
magma sinks to the core
Magma rises through the mantle.
18
What usually causes an earthquake?
weather
movement of underground rock
objects from space hitting the Earth
inner core rotating very fast
19
Earthquakes between tectonic plates under the ocean can cause _______________.
tides
surge
tsunami
water spouts
20
Hot fluid below earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling.
lava
magma
sand
igneous rock
21
Which even is most likely responsible for suddenly creating a new island in the Atlantic ocean?
tornado
earhtquake
hurricane
volcano
22
During which time in Earth's history might glaciers have covered North America?
ice age
ocean age
sea level rising age
dinosaur age
23
What type of change can happen to the Earth's surface during a major earthquake?
rapid, minor
slow, minor
rapid, major
slow, major
24
Why is California more likely to have an earthquake than Washington, DC?
It is a desert.
Is has many mountain ranges.
It is on a tectonic plate boundary.
It is close to the Pacific ocean.
