Landslides

Why do landslides happen?

• Because water makes the soil slick and wet, causing it to slide downhill

• Because the soil is very dry

• Because plants grow too fast

• Because the wind is strong on mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Why do landslides happen more often after there's been a wildfire?

• Because wildfires burn the plants, leaving no roots to hold the soil

• Because wildfires make the soil harder

• Because wildfires create more rain, causing floods

• Because wildfires make the land steeper

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What can erosion create?

• Mountains and valleys

• Canyons, fans, and landslides

• New plants and trees

• Strong winds and rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is NOT a way to stop landslides from happening?

• By putting down many layers of wattles

• By cutting down trees to make paper

• By covering a hillside with nets

• By putting plastic blankets on a hillside

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

When a lot of loose dirt and rocks move rapidly, we call it 

• a landslide

• a tsunami

• an earthquake

• a flood

What is this?

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Landslide

• Wildfire

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following does NOT cause a landslide

• Heavy Rain

• Removal of Vegetation

• Vibrations

• Shouting on top of a slope

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When a _________ occurs, rocks and soil on the side of a slope or on a cliff drop down to a lower location.

• erosion

• slow process

• flood

• landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Rocks and soil move very fast downhill.

• Landslide

• Tornado

• Earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

______ can be caused by earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanic eruptions

• landslides

• erosion

• weathering

• tornadoes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2