Quick changes to Earth's landscape

A volcanic eruption changes land by

• creating large waves

• releasing smoke

• forming new land

Quick changes to land happen?

• Over many years

• Over a few months

• In a few days or less

An example of a quick change

• Weathering

• An earthquake

• erosion

When an area of land or rock slides down from a mountain or cliff.

• Storm

• Landslide

• Hurricane

What do we need to know about a change happening fast or slow?

• The size of the chage.

• How much time the change takes.

• The place where the change happened.

Earthquake is the sudden shaking of Earth.

• True

• False

What type of earth change has occurred?

• volcanic eruption

• earthquake

• flood

What type of earth change has occurred?

• landslide

• earthquake

• flood

Choose the image that shows a landslide

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An opening in Earth's surface where melted rock or gases are forced out.

• volcano

• glacier

• landslide