Earthquakes Change the Land
Effects of Volcanic Eruptions
Floods and Mudslides
100
Because of ______________ and __________, Earthquakes are common in California.
What is plate boundaries and faults?
100
All volcanic eruptions are harmful. (True/False)
What is false?
100
When water from a river, a lake, or the ocean covers the land, it is called a _____________.
What is flood?
200
A dry mass of rock and soil that slides suddenly downhill.
What is landslide?
200
Volcanic eruptions cause changes in ecosystems. (True/False)
What is true?
200
A mass of water-soaked soil that slides downhill.
What is mudslides?
300
Cliffs that are several meters hight, that are formed by earthquakes .
What is fault scarp?
300
The roof of a magma chamber collapsed in what is now Long Valley, forming the ____________________
What is Long Valley Caldera?
300
Landslides and mudslides are examples of ___________.
What is mass wasting?
400
Changes to the surface can damage or destroy ________________ and _____________.
What is food supply and shelter?
400
Volcanic eruptions can cause ____________ that can trap animals.
What is mudflow?
400
Rivers carry _________, ______________, and _________ that are deposited on land enriching the soil.
What is sand, soil, and nutrients?
500
Shifts in the land surface can change ________________.
What is courses of rivers?
500
Lava and ash contain ___________ that plants need to grow.
What is minerals?
500
Habitats cannot recover from disasters. (True/False)
What is false?