Fast land Changes

What damage could a landslide cause?

• It could shake the earth, breaking buildings

• It could cover the land with mud and rock

• It could cause an explosion of rock and material

• It could smash everything around it

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How is an earthquake caused?

• One plate of the earth sliding under another

• Two plates of the earth rubbing together

• Two plates pushing together to get the magma out

• One plate exploding in the middle

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When a volcano explodes ...

• ash, rock, and lava go everywhere quickly

• the lava rolls out slowing from the top

• the magma builds up but then goes back into the earth

• a landslide is caused.

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A _______________ is a sudden shaking of the ground which causes cracks in the Earth's surface.

• volcano

• hurricane

• earthquake

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A _____________is when rocks, soil, and mud slide down a hill, mountain or other slope.

• volcano

• landslide

• earthquake

A ___________ happens when a huge amount of water overflows an area that is usually dry.

• hurricane

• flood

• landslide

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Landslides and Volcanoes are examples of ________ changes in Earth's surface.

• rapid
• slow
• no
• new

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The rock layers pictures here have split and been shifted. What most likely caused this change?

• River

• Landslide

• Volcano

• Earthquake

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Which of these causes the fastest change?

• Gentle winds

• A giant storm

• Warm sunshine

• A cloudy sky

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Sometimes during a storm, water can rise up very quickly and cause a flood. What do you think this type of flood is called?

• gradual flood

• flash flood

• lazy flood

• wet flood