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Changes to Earth's Surface

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Question:

Which of the following is the best estimate of how many plates make up the Earth’s crust?



Answer: 10



Question:

In which layer of Earth does an earthquake begin?



Answer: Crust

Question:

Which land feature forms where two continental plates move toward each other?



Answer: Mountains

Question:

Which event most likely caused the earthquake?

Two plates moved near each other.

Two plates moved against each other.

Two plates moved on top of each other.

Two plates moved away from each other.



Answer: Two plates moved against each other

Question:

What are broken-down pieces of rock called?



Answer: sediment

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Question: Earth’s solid metal layer; made of solid iron and nickel
Answer: Inner Core

Question:

What is the name of the machine measures the total energy released during an earthquake?



Answer: Seismograph/Seismometer

Question: An opening in Earth’s crust where magma can reach the surface
Answer: volcano

Question:

When two oceanic plates begin to move apart what landform begins to develop?



Answer: canyon

Question:

What landform is caused by sediment deposited at the mouth of a river?



Answer: delta

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Question: The point where an earthquake begins  
Answer: focus

Question:

Which land feature is likely to form most quickly?

a volcano                                                                 a rift valley

a chain of islands                                                     a mountain range



Answer: a volcano

Question:

Shaking ground at a moving fault



Answer: earthquake

Question:

The water in a fast-moving river causes rocks to bump and scrape against one another. What will happen to these rocks over time?



Answer: They'll get smoother and/or smaller

Question:

Which of the following landforms is the result of weathering?

canyon                                                         desert

forest                                                           mountain



Answer: canyon  

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Question: Earth’s liquid metal layer; made of molten metal
Answer: Outer core

Question:

The rigid, rocky layer of Earth; thin rigid rock layer



Answer: Crust

Question: The strongest surface point of an earthquake
Answer: Epicenter

Question:

What process causes rocks to break down into smaller pieces?



Answer: weathering

Question:

Which statement best describes why a model is useful when studying plate movement?

Plate movement is difficult to observe in nature.

Plate movement can be viewed only from space.

Plate movement occurs only in remote areas of the world.

Plate movement happens too quickly to understand its effects.

Answer: Plate movement is difficult to observe in nature.

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Question: The thickest layer of Earth; about two-thirds of Earth’s mass; some liquid rock but most solid
Answer: Mantle

Question:

What process causes eroded sediments to be dropped off in another place?



Answer: Deposition

Question: Where is the Earth's crust the thickest? 
Answer: Under mountains

Question:
If a homeowner wants to stop the process of erosion on a hill located on their property, what can they do? 



Answer: plant trees or grass