Fast Land Changes Quiz

What happens during a landslide?

• Magma moves up from the mantle and erupts.

• Large pieces of land break off and slide down.

• The ground freezes and melts when it is warmer

• Water in streams and rivers overflows the banks.

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Why can floods be helpful?

• They form new islands in the oceans.

• They make Earth's mantle stronger.

• They damage many roads and homes.

• They can bring rich soil to an area.

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What is melted rock from the mantle called after it has erupted from a volcano and reached the surface?

• plate

• magma

• lava

• crust

What can cause an earthquake?

• Heave rains make rivers overflow their banks.

• Tectonic plates push and slip past each other.

• Strong winds can push apart pieces of land.

• Waves travel across the seas and break on land.

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Many volcanoes are EXTINT and will never erupt. Which word is similar to EXTINCT?

• alive

• dead

• warm

• lava

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Which sentence about volcanoes is FALSE?

• Volcanoes give rich soil that is good for farming.

• Volcanoes can erupt and the lava can form islands.

• Volcanoes can spit out ash, molten rock, and gases.

• Volcanoes are all active and can erupt at any time.

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Both magma and lava are molten rocks. How are they different?

• Lava is very cold and hard, and magma is very hot.

• Magma is underground, and lava is on the surface.

• Lava flows to the mantle, and magma flows to the crust.

• Magma can cool to form hills, but lava cannot form hills.

What happens FIRST?

• The wave travels across the sea and gets bigger.

• The earthquake causes a big wave to form.

• An earthquake occurs in the middle of the sea.

• A big wave hits a coast and causes flooding.

Which sentence about tectonic plates is TRUE?

• They lie on top of all the continents and the oceans.

• Earthquakes happen when they slip against each other.

• There are five major tectonic plates and two minor ones.

• The tectonic plates are part of the Earth's center core.

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Sometimes during a storm, water can rise up very quickly and cause a flood. What do you think this kind of flood is called?

• gradual flood

• flash flood

• lazy flood

• wet flood