Chapter 8 Review
CHANGES ON EARTH
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Which layer of Earth is below the crust?
A. Core
B. Crust
C. Mantle
D. Inner core
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C. Mantle
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What forms when water slows enough to
fill an area?
A.
Lake
B.
River
C.
Waterfall
D.
Stream
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A. lake
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What landform is made when a river
slowly cuts through rock?
A.
Hill
B.
Plain
C.
Valley
D.
Mountain
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C. valley
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What force can rapidly change the
Earth’s landscape?
A.
Wind erosion
B.
Weathering
C.
Thunderstorm
D.
Volcanic eruptions
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D. Volcanic Eruptions
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When igneous rock from a volcanic
eruption cools, what does it form?
A.
new core
B.
new crust
C.
new mantle
D.
new inner core
B. new crust
How does water break apart rock?
A. It takes up less space when it freezes in
cold weather.
B. It takes up less space when it melts in
warm weather.
C. It takes up more space when it freezes
in cold weather.
D. It takes up more space when it melts in
warm weather.
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C. It takes up more space when it freezes
in cold weather.
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What carries soil away from hilly farm
fields?
A.
rain
B.
plants
C.
rivers
D.
waves
A.
rain
What causes a rockslide-the quick
movement of rocks down a slope?
A.
wind
B.
water
C.
gravity
D.
glaciers
C.
gravity
How does erosion mainly occur in dry
regions?
A.
Gravity pulls soil downhill.
B.
Mud flows quickly down a slope.
C.
Sand particles blow against rocks.
D.
Rock particles are carried away by water.
C.
Sand particles blow against rocks.
What is the force of breaking rocks into
smaller and smaller pieces?
A.
erosion
B.
gravity
C.
flooding
D.
weathering
D. weathering
What landform is this?
mountain
B. glacier
C. plateau
D. coast
A.
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C. plateau
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What landform is this?
A. coast
B. crust
C. mountain
D. lake
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A. coast
What landform is this?
A. plateau
B. coast
C. lake
D. glacier
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D. glacier
What landform is this?
A. glacier
B. lake
C. mountain
D. coast
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C. mountains
What is this?
A. plateau
B. lake
C. coast
D. mountain
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B. lake
What is this?
A. magma
B. lava
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A. magma
What is this?
A. magma
B. lava
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B. lava
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