Ch. 5 Science: Fast Changes on Earth

Flooding can cause tsunamis.

This occurs when a large amount of loose rock and soil move rapidly.

An ocean wave caused by an earthquake.

A place where magma partially melts through Earth's crust. One formed these islands.

Gigantic slabs of rock in Earth's crust that are always moving.

The cup like shape forms around the vent of a volcano.

A mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust is?

When land has become so full of water that  it may change into a river of mud and rock.

 Has flat, wide sides and forms from layers of lava that build up over time. 

When water runs on top of the land, causing streams and rivers to overflow.

An area where rocks slide past each other along cracks in Earth's plates.

Gravity plays a main role in causing most landslides?

When plates slip past each other, like in this picture, we call it?

A new mountain has formed, is this evidence that a flood has happened?

Earthquakes can cause mudslides?

A volcano with steep sides and explosive eruptions.

Movements in Earth's crust caused by a sudden shift in Earth's plates.

This volcano has both quiet eruptions and explosive eruptions