Forces in Nature

Volcanoes, landslides, and earthquakes are all examples of __________ changes to Earth's surface.

• gradual

• slight

• slow

• rapid

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Rocks, loose soil and sand rapidly sliding down a slope are a change to the surface of the earth known as a ____________________________________________.

• tornado

• glacier

• landslide

• volcano

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What is a volcano?

• Piling up of sand

• A weak spot in the earth's crust where molten material comes to the surface.

• Heavy rains that wash away much of the soil.

• Rocks, loose soil, and sand rapidly sliding down a slope.

Earthquakes often occur along fault lines.

• Tue

• False

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When a volcano erupts, magma rises to the surface, cools, hardens and becomes _______________________.

• rock

• lava

• water

• liquid

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What always plays the MAIN role in a landslide, regardless of the cause?

• earthquakes

• Gravity

• mud

• wind

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What do volcanoes spew into the air?

• lava

• gasses

• ash

• all of the above

Volcanoes can be good for the earth?

• true

• false

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Lava from a volcanic eruption can change the Earth’s surface by -

• making oceans boil

• forming new land

• pushing hills aside

• causing clouds to form and rain to fall

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Earthquakes are usually caused when___________________________________.

• C. rivers overflow from storms

• C. rivers overflow from storms

• B. rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault line

• A. magma rises through cracks or weak-spots in the Earth's crust

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