earth's quick changes

What causes a landslide?

• Heavy snow

• Heavy rainfall

• The land shaking

• Humans

What is: a sudden movement of soil or rock from higher to lower ground?

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Landslide

• Volcano

A ____________ can happen when a lot of rain falls quickly.

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Landslide

• Volcano

What is: an opening in Earth's surface where melted rock or gases are forced out?

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Landslide

• Volcano

What effect might a flood have on a farm?

• A flood would provide more jobs for farms.

• A flood would not have an effect on a farm.

• A flood would make it easier for plants to grow.

• A flood would make it hard for plants to grow.

During an earthquake, the land can bend and break.

• True

• False

What happens to the landscape around a volcano when it erupts?

• The soil and plants are covered by lava.

• The soil and plants grow faster.

• The soil and plants are covered by snow.

• The soil and plants grow slower.

The Earth's surface changes quickly with

• erosion

• volcanoes

• landslides

• floods

Events that change the Earth's surface can be: (choose two)

• soft

• quick

• slow

• hard

The Earth shakes and break streets, buildings and cause fires.

• landslide

• earthquake

• flood

• volcano