What is the main difference between slow and quick changes to Earth's surface?

Rapid Transformations: The Impact of Volcanic Eruptions on Earth's Surface

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Slow changes happen in seconds, quick changes happen over days.
Slow changes happen in minutes, quick changes happen over centuries.
Slow changes happen over centuries, quick changes happen in minutes or seconds.
Slow changes happen over days, quick changes happen over years.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a key characteristic of an active volcano?
It never erupts.
It erupts every 100 years.
It erupts every year.
It has erupted in the last 10,000 years.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What caused the largest recorded landslide on the day Mount St. Helens erupted?
An earthquake
A tornado
A flood
A hurricane
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How fast did the top of Mount St. Helens slide down the mountain during the eruption?
30 to 50 mph
200 to 300 mph
10 to 20 mph
70 to 150 mph
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to lava after a volcanic eruption?
It evaporates into the air.
It cools and hardens, forming a new rock layer.
It turns into water.
It disappears underground.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes the ground to shake during an earthquake?
Large parts of Earth's surface slipping past each other
Wind blowing
Heavy rainfall
Volcanic eruptions
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What can earthquakes create on Earth's surface?
Cracks
Lakes
Mountains
Rivers
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