Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Landslides

Large amounts of soil falling from the top of a hill is called -

• Earthquake

• Landslide

• Volcano

• Tornado

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Land falling from the top of a steep slope or hill is called -

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Landslide

• Tornado

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What creates new land when lava is cooled?

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Landslides

• Weathering

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Earthquakes, volcanoes, and heavy rain on a steep slope causes -

• Landslides

• Earthquakes

• Volcanoes

• Tornadoes

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An earthquake occurs on the ocean floor. What fast change does the Earthquake cause on the ocean floor?

• Landslide

• Tsunami

• Earthquake

• Tornado

Rock and soil move down from the top of a steep hill. This is because of a -

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Landslide

• Tornado

Earthquakes can cause landslides and -

• Tsunamis

• Volcanoes

• Earthquakes

• Tornadoes

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Volcanoes create new land on the Earth’s surface when –

• lava flows then cools and hardens to form rock.

• an eruption destroys the side of a mountain.

• magma forms giant underground chambers.

• saltwater touches lava and changes into steam.

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Which of the following most likely caused the change to the Earth's surface illustrated?

• landslide

• thunderstorm

• sinkhole

• earthquake

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Which would be an example of a rapid change to the Earth’s surface?

• A mountain's top cracking open due to volcanic eruptions.

• A valley getting deeper as a river runs through it.

• A plain forming cracks when hot weather makes it dry.

• A hill rising as the wind piles up loose sand.

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