Landslides
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
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What is it called when a large amount of loose rock or soil moves rapidly?
landslide
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What is the local fault called?
San Andreas
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A cuplike shape that forms around the vent of a volcano is called what?
crater
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What is a flood watch?
flooding is possible
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What are gigantic slabs of rock that make up Earth's crust called?
plates
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What is a river of mud and rock called?
mudslide
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What is a giant ocean wave called?
tsunami
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What happens when melted rock, gases, and pieces of rock are forced out of a volcano?
eruption
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What is a flood warning?
flooding is occurring or will occur soon
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What is melted rock that reaches the Earth's surface called?
lava
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What should you avoid if you are caught in a flood?
walking in the water
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When plates push together and rocks above the fault move upward, it is called what?
reverse fault
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What is melted rock beneath Earth's surface called?
magma
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What are cracks where plates come together and rocks move along one or both sides called?
fault
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What is the movement in Earth's crust caused by a sudden shift in Earth's plates called?
earthquake
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Flood waters can wash away anything in their path by doing what to soil quickly?
eroding soil
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When plates pull apart, and rocks above the fault surface move down, it is called what?
normal fault
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A volcano with steep sides that forms when pieces of lava fall around the vent is called what?
cinder-cone volcano
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What is a pulliing force that acts on all objects?
gravity
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What is a mountain that builds up around an opening in the Earth's crust called?
volcano
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What do landslides and floods have in common?
both change Earth's surface very quickly
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What are rocks that slide past one another in different directions called?
strike-slip fault
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A wide, flat volcano formed by layers of lava that build up over time is called what?
shield volcano
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A cone-shaped volcano that has explosive eruptions and quiet periods when lava flows gently is called what?
composite volcano
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A volcano that forms along the edges of spreading plates is called what?
rift volcano
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