Changes to Earth's Surface

When rocks and debris fall down a slope or mountain, this is called a _________.

• Landslide

• flood

• Volcano

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volcanic eruptions helps Earth surface by

• burning plants

• making things cool

• forming new land

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Which natural resource is used to build houses, create boxes, and make books?

• wool

• metal

• trees

• glass

What am I?

I am rapid movement of soil down a slope.

I am caused by heavy rainfall, earthquakes, and volcanoes.

• Landslides

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Earthquakes

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Which natural disaster causes cracks in the Earth's surface?

• Volcanic Eruption

• Earthquake

• Landslides

• Tornado

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What causes an earthquake?

• Magma rising to the surface of the Earth

• Heavy Rainfall

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Rubbing together of tectonic plates

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Sudden movement of loose rock and soil down a steep slope is called a...

• avalanche
• landslide
• earthquake
• creep

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Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface is called...

• smoke
• lava
• ash
• magma

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Which of these most likely caused the rapid change to the Earth's surface illustrated here?

• landslide

• volcanic eruption

• mountain building

• sandstorm

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

• river

• landslide

• earthquake

• volcano

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