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Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Earth's events that happen over a short period of time.
Erosion of Rocks
Earthquakes
Volcanic Explosions
Tornadoes
Earth's events that happen over a time period longer than one can observe.
Erosion of Rocks
Tornadoes
Melting of Glaciers
Where do hurricanes form?
over land
over warm ocean waters
over cold ocean waters
over cool ocean waters
Tornadoes form in
a winter storm
dry and cold conditions
a thunderstorm
areas of high pressure
Which catastrophic events can cause flooding?
forest fire, tornado
tsunami, hurricane
heavy rains, asteroid
tsunami, drought
What causes a tsunami?
an earthquake on land
hurricane
a cyclone
an earthquake under the ocean sea floor
Erosion happens when rocks and sediments are picked up and moved to another place by what?
ice
wind
water
gravity
Which catastrophic event is the deadliest?
flooding
drought
tornado
earthquake
Primary cause of melting glaciers
Humans
Animals
burning of greenhouse gases
land-use changes
Volcanoes occur from
magma pressure on the surface of the Earth
magma pressure below Earth's surface exploding as magma
lava below Earth's surface exploding as magma
magma pressure below Earth's surface exploding as lava
The strongest earthquakes are caused by
tectonic plates spreading apart
tectonic plates pushing into each other
tsunamis
tectonic plates sliding past each other
