True or False?

The forces that cause the Earth to change are always fast.

• True

• False

Mount St. Helens is a ________ in the state of Washington.

• landslide

• ocean

• volcano

• earthquake

Before a volcano erupts, molten rock or ________ rises from deep underground.

• fire

• plates

• magma

• soil

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True or False?

An earthquake can cause a landslide.

• True

• False

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________ cause(s) cracks in the Earth's surface.

• weathering

• erosion

• landslides

• earthquakes

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When large parts of the Earth's surface slip past each other, the energy ________ the ground.

• melts

• shakes

• freezes

• floats

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When large amounts of rocks and soil suddenly fall down a hill or mountain

• volcano

• deposition

• landslide

• earthquake

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________ can cause landslides by loosening the rocks and soil.

• plant roots

• rainfall

• wind

• ice

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________ is what causes loosened material to slide down a slope.

• gravity

• sunlight

• plants

• air

Which of these does NOT change the earth quickly?

• landslide

• volcano

• earthquake

• weathering

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