Fast Land Changes

What happens during a landslide?

• magma moves up from the mantle and erupts

• large pieces of land break off and slide down

• the ground freezes and melts when it's warmer

• water in streams and rivers overflows the banks

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Why can floods be helpful?

• they form new islands in the oceans

• they make Earth's mantle stronger

• they damage many roads and homes

• they can bring rich soil to an area

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What is melted rock from the mantle called after it has erupted from a volcano and reached the surface?

• plate

• magma

• lava

• crust

What can cause earthquakes?

• heavy rains make rivers overflow their banks

• tectonic plates push and slip past each other

• strong winds can push apart pieces of land

• waves travel across the seas and break on land

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Many volcanoes are EXTINCT and will never erupt. Which word is similar to EXTINCT?

• alive

• dead

• warm

• lava

Which sentence about volcanoes is FALSE?

• volcanoes give rich soil that is good for farming

• volcanoes can erupt and the lava can form islands

• volcanoes can spit out ash, molten rock, and gases

• volcanoes are all active and can erupt at any time

Both magma and lava are molten rocks. How are they different?

• lava is very cold and hard, and magma is very hot

• magma is underground, and lava is on the surface

• lava flows to the mantle, and magma flows to the crust

• magma can cool to form hills, but lava cannot form hills

What happens FIRST?

• the wave travels across the sea and gets bigger

• the earthquake causes a big wave to form

• an earthquake occurs in the middle of the sea

• a big wave hits a coast and causes flooding

Which sentence about tectonic plates is TRUE?

• they lie on top of all the continents and the oceans

• earthquakes happen when they slip against each other

• there are five major tectonic plates and two minor ones

• the tectonic plates are part of Earth's center core

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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