Dragon Tales
Landslides occur when a large amount of loose rock and ____________ moves rapidly.
What is soil?
When __________ pulls materials rapidly downhill, a landslide occurs.
What is gravity?
Earth's crust is made up of gigantic slabs of rock called _____________.
What are plates?
What is active volcano and dormant volcano?
The cuplike shape that forms around the vent of a volcano.
What is a crater?
A __________ is a giant wave usually caused by an earthquakes.
What is a tsunami?
When streams and riverbanks ____________, a flood occurs.
What is overflow?
A place where plates come together and move along one or both sides is called a __________.
What is fault?
What is a cinder-cone volcano?
A volcano is a mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust called a ________.
What is vent?
Earthquakes occur when plates suddenly move along a ___________.
What is a fault?
During heavy rains you should listen to __________________.
What is local news?
Rocks that slide past one another in different directions form a _____________ fault.
What is strike-slip?
This volcano has wide, flat sides and are formed by layers of lava that build up over time.
What is a shield volcano?
Many earthquakes happen in an area around the _____________________.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
____________ form along Earth's moving plates and at hot spots in Earth's crust.
What are volcanoes?
Flood waters __________ soil quickly and can wash away anything in their path.
What is erode?
A ____________ occurs when plates pull apart and rocks above the fault surface move down.
What is a normal fault?
Volcanoes that are made up of layers of lava and ash are _______________.
What are composite volcanoes?
This means that flooding is possible.
What is a flood watch?
Floods and ___________ change the land quickly and may cause _____________ to property.
What is mudslides and damage?
Landslides can occur when land shifts rapidly during an _____________ or by the ____________ and thawing of rocks.
What is earthquakes and freezing?
When plates push together and rocks above the fault move upward a _____________ occurs.
Volcanoes that form along the edges of spreading plates are called ________________.
What is rift volcanoes?
This means that a flood is occurring or will occur soon.
What is a flood warning?