Chapter 8 Review CHANGES ON EARTH. Which layer of Earth is below the crust? A. Core B. Crust C....

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Chapter 8 ReviewCHANGES ON EARTH

Which layer of Earth is below the crust?

A. Core

B. Crust

C. Mantle

D. Inner core

C. Mantle

What forms when water slows enough to fill an area?

A. Lake

B. River

C. Waterfall

D. Stream

A. lake

What landform is made when a river slowly cuts through rock?

A. Hill

B. Plain

C. Valley

D. Mountain

C. valley

What force can rapidly change the Earth’s landscape?

A. Wind erosion

B. Weathering

C. Thunderstorm

D. Volcanic eruptions

D. Volcanic Eruptions

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.

C. It takes up more space when it freezes in cold weather.

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?

A. mountainB. glacierC. plateauD. coast

C. plateau

A. coastB. crustC. mountainD. lake

What landform is this?

A. coast

What landform is this?A. plateauB. coast C. lakeD. glacier

D. glacier

What landform is this?A. glacierB. lakeC. mountainD. coast

C. mountains

What is this? A. plateauB. lakeC. coastD. mountain

B. lake

What is this? A. magmaB. lava

A. magma

What is this? A. magmaB. lava

B. lava

Be sure to study!

Good Luck!

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