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Landslides

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a landslide?

a)

A slip and slide of doom

b)

A mass of debris, earth, and rock sliding down a slope

c)

Those tube things at the park

d)

A slide

2.

How does a landslide occur?

a)

Extreme winds

b)

Taco Bell

c)

Heavy rain

d)

Dry weather

3.

How do you prevent a landslide?

a)

Plant some trees

b)

Push your town somewhere else

c)

Cry

d)

Outsmart the enemy and build your town on top of the slope

4.

How many people die a year due to a landslide?

a)

2479 exactly (No exceptions, Cheryl)

b)

10-15

c)

80-100

d)

25-50

5.

How many types of landslides are there?

a)

1

b)

82

c)

10

d)

7

6.

What soil type is most prone to landslides?

a)

Silt

b)

Shale

c)

Sandy

d)

Loamy

7.

What happens in a fast and furious landslide

a)

The house is destroyed and its last words will remain in your head, haunting you forever

b)

The house puts mind over matter and its mindful thinking stops the landslide

c)

The house is destroyed and scatters its remnants throughout the soil as it moves

d)

The house is carried away to its soulmate and will sit floating nearby, enjoying life

8.

Bonus question-- What city is prone to landslides?

a)

Seattle

b)

Houston

c)

Detroit

d)

Chicago

9.

Why do trees help the land on the slope stay put?

a)

They don't, it's a conspiracy theory

b)

The trees blessed the land with it's presence

c)

The root formation holds the soil to the slope, much like a toothpick keeping a part of a cake to another

d)

The land and tree are lovers and therefore cannot be separated

10.

What is a slope?

a)

A slope is a mathematics term

b)

A slope is a big, steep hill

c)

What's a slope?

d)

A slope is that one game with the green ball

11.

Bonus-- Is an avalanche a type of landslide?

a)

yes

b)

no

12.

Bonus-- What is the most dangerous landslide?

a)

Lateral

b)

Creep

c)

Block

d)

Volcanic

13.

Did you like this lesson?

a)

Yes

b)

Extremely yes, this is the lesson I've been waiting for my entire life. I will caress it and I will carry it home to be my new friend. I will never let it go,