Earthquakes

How do changes in Earth's crust cause earthquakes?

• earthquakes occur when plates collide

• earthquakes occur when someone is angry

• earthquakes happen only in the Springtime

• nothing causes earthquakes.

Shaking of the Earth's surface that can cause land to rise and fall

• tidal wave

• earthquake

• glacier

• erosion

Mountain made of cooled, lava, ash, or other materials from

• volcano

• erosion

• weathering

• lava

During storms, _____________may overflow a river or lake.

• water

• ice

• drain

• erosion

The ____________ shakes when pieces of the Earth's crust push together

• ground

• drain

• lava

• ash

During storms, water overflows a river or lake. This is called a ______________.

• volcano

• flood

• ash

• earthquake

Melted rock called ______________ explodes onto the surface, and ash fills the sky during a volcanic eruption.

• ash

• flood

• lava

• earthquake

Movements in the Earth's crust causes_____________.

• earthquakes

• forest fire

• magma

• mudslide

Too much rain can cause a _________________.

• flood

• volcano

• magma

• earthquake

Melted rock that flows onto the Earth's surface is called

• flood

• crust

• mudslide

• lava