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WorksheetsFast Changes
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Why are fast land changes so dangerous?
because they are hard to predict
because they are hard to get away from
because they happen quickly
all of the above
What are the pieces of crust that the earth's surface is made of called ?
tentacle plates
tectonic plates
mantle plates
shaking plates
What is the process of taking weathered materials from one place to another
Mountains, volcanoes, and valleys are all _______?
earthquake
landslide
flood
Volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, and floods are all examples of?
fast changes
slow changes
Changes to the Earth can happen fast or slow.
true
false
What does fast change mean?
a change that takes a long time to happen
a change that happens very quickly
Natural disasters like hurricanes and landslides change the land by covering it with mud and water. What type of change is this?
fast
slow
When a volcano erupts suddenly, ash, lava and gases erupt and fall to the ground. What type of change is this?
fast
slow
Earthquakes can create large cracks in the Earth. What kind of change is this?
fast
slow
Most mountains form when Earth's tectonic plates push together over a long period of time. What kind of change is this?
fast
slow
An island is created over a long period of time when a volcano erupts many times. What kind of change is this?
fast
slow
Earth's surface can change
Once per year
Every decade
Over long and short periods of time
What are Earth's fast changes?
Tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides and volcanoes
Erosion and deposition
Day time and night time
Landslides effect the Earth's surface by...
Moving mud down the slopes and covering the area.
They don't effect the Earth's surface.
A volcanic eruption is a fast or slow Earth process?
fast
slow
A volcano can change the Earth's surface by..
Destroying land around it.
Creating new islands.
By costal erosion
Answer 1 and 2: Both destroying and creating land.
What are the four main layers of Earth?
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
crust, sauce, cheese, pepperoni
mantle, sediment, igneous, metamorphic
weathering, erosion, deposition
Landslides cannot happen underwater?
true
false
What is the name of the molten rock in this picture?
lava
magma
What is the name of the molten rock in this picture?
lava
magma
Which one is not a fast change?
erosion
volcanoes
earthquakes
tsunamis
Humans can sometimes cause landslides.
true
false
