Rapid Changes

A ____ is destructive because masses of dirt or rock slide down a slope to change the landscape. Houses or even towns may be destroyed or covered in dirt and rocks.

• hurricane
• landslide
• tornado
• volcano

Hurricanes, volcanoes, tornadoes, and landslides ____ cause change to Earth's surface

• slowly
• rapidly

Identify this landform:

• Dune
• Stream
• Volcano
• Island

________ is magma that reaches the surface of the Earth.

• lava
• magma
• volcanoes
• earthquakes

The sudden movement of Earth's plates and the resulting massive vibrations cause _____________.

• earthquakes
• tornadoes
• volcanoes
• mountains

The force that causes materials to flow down the slopes

• Water Force
• Gravity
• Friction
• Normal Force

What are 3 rapid changes that can happen to Earth's crust?

• weathering, erosion, deposition
• landslides, erosion, weathering
• volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides
• earthquakes, volcanoes, erosion

What happens when lava cools?

• it soaks into the ground
• it evaporates
• it makes new rocks
• it melts

Volcanoes erupt and pour out _____

• lava
• water
• jello
• magma

Movement of rock material from one place to another is called _____________

• weathering
• erosion
• lava
• deposition