Earthquakes, Eruptions and Other Events that Change Earth

This text is _______.

• a novel

• a personal narrative

• a historical fiction

• an informational text

The author's purpose for writing this text is to _______.

• inform

• persuade

• express

• entertain

All of the changes in the Earth's surface take hundreds and thousands of years.

• True

• False

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis can change the Earth's surface.

• True

• False

Earth is a solid ball of rocks with some water in the oceans' surface.

• True

• False

When the edge of one plate is pushed under another plate, it causes _______.

• an eruption

• tectonic plates

• an earthquake

• a landslide

When rocks and soil suddenly break loose and slide down hills or mountains, they cause _______.

• earthquakes

• tsunamis

• a volcanic exposure

• landslides

A volcanic island is created when volcanoes erupt and form an cone shaped mountain that breaks through the surface of the water.

• True

• False

Tsunamis are caused by fast glaciers near the coast.

• True

• False

Tsunamis can be caused by _______.

• floods

• earthquakes

• wildfires

• hurricanes