Understanding Landslides and Their Causes HW

What is a landslide?

• A type of earthquake

• A downhill movement of sediment and other earth materials as one mass

• A type of volcanic eruption

• A type of mudslide

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What usually triggers a landslide?

• Heavy rainfall

• Earthquake or extreme weather

• Strong winds

• Drought

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What happened when Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980?

• It caused a massive earthquake

• It caused a massive landslide on one side

• It caused a tsunami

• It caused a mudslide

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What is seismic activity?

• Volcanic eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Landslides

• Mudslides

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How can water contribute to landslides?

• By causing earthquakes

• By freezing in rocks and causing them to break apart

• By creating strong winds

• By causing volcanic eruptions

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What happened in Montecito, California, after the Thomas Fire?

• A volcanic eruption

• A mudslide

• An earthquake

• A tsunami

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What role does vegetation play in preventing landslides?

• It causes landslides

• It holds the ground together

• It increases the risk of landslides

• It has no effect on landslides

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What is the Ring of Fire?

• A type of landslide

• A line of volcanoes located where Earth's largest plate meets other plates

• A type of earthquake

• A type of mudslide

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