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Quick changes to Earth's landscape

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A volcanic eruption changes land by

a)

creating large waves

b)

releasing smoke

c)

forming new land

2.

Quick changes to land happen?

a)

Over many years

b)

Over a few months

c)

In a few days or less

3.

An example of a quick change

a)

Weathering

b)

An earthquake

c)

erosion

4.

When an area of land or rock slides down from a mountain or cliff.

a)

Storm

b)

Landslide

c)

Hurricane

5.

What do we need to know about a change happening fast or slow?

a)

The size of the chage.

b)

How much time the change takes.

c)

The place where the change happened.

6.

Earthquake is the sudden shaking of Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What type of earth change has occurred?

a)

volcanic eruption

b)

earthquake

c)

flood

8.

What type of earth change has occurred?

a)

landslide

b)

earthquake

c)

flood

9.

Choose the image that shows a landslide

a)
b)
c)
10.

An opening in Earth's surface where melted rock or gases are forced out.

a)

volcano

b)

glacier

c)

landslide

11.

An earthquake may cause a ____________ .

a)

landslide

b)

flood

c)

glacier

12.

A _______ can happen when a lot of rain falls quickly.

a)

landslide

b)

flood

c)

volcano

13.

Heavy rainfall and snowfall can cause a landslide

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A ________ is a sudden movement of soil and rock from higher to lower ground.

a)

flood

b)

volcano

c)

landslide

15.

Flood makes it hard for plants and animals to live.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When a volcano erupts, ______ flows onto parts of Earth's landscape.

a)

Water

b)

Lava

c)

Snow

17.

What is a landslide?

a)

A flood of water

b)

A sudden movement of soil or rock

c)

Lava flowing onto land

d)

A volcano blowing up

18.

What comes out of a volcano when it erupts?

a)

Snow

b)

Water

c)

Soil and rocks

d)

Melted rock and gases

19.

Heavy rainfall can cause a landslide.

a)

Ture.

b)

False.

20.

A volcano can erupt and send melted rock onto the land.

a)

Ture.

b)

False.

21.

Choose three options:
What can cause a landslide?

a)

Heavy rain

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Volcano eruptions

d)

Strong winds

22.

Choose three options:
What happens during a volcanic eruption?

a)

Lava flows out

b)

Soil shakes and cracks

c)

Water floods the land

d)

Melted rocks and gases come out

23.

...................... is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.

a)

Weathering

b)

Flood

c)

Landslide

d)

Erosion

24.

................... can cause landslide.

a)

Earthquake

b)

Heavy rainfall

c)

Fast melting snow

d)

All the previous answers

25.

............. is a molten rock or gas that forced out of volcano.

a)

Water

b)

Seamounts

c)

Lava

d)

Soil

26.

Water erosion can make it .................. for plants to grow.

a)

easy

b)

hard

c)

fine

d)

good

27.

.................. is an opening on the earth's surface where lava and gases are forced or pushed out.

a)

Volcano

b)

Erosion

c)

Landslide

d)

Flood

28.

Underwater mountains are called ........................

a)

Lava

b)

Sand

c)

Soil

d)

Seamounts