Understanding Natural Events
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What is a primary danger associated with landslides?

  • Contaminating water with ash
  • Burying plants and animals (correct)
  • Causing floods and power outages
  • Flattening trees with lava

    • What is the immediate result of volcanic eruptions reaching the earth's surface?

  • Development of fertile soil
  • Prediction of the eruption
  • Creation of lava flows (correct)
  • Formation of toxic ash in the air

    • How do floods predominantly affect habitats in a positive way?

  • Bringing fertile soil onto land (correct)
  • Spreading ash onto roofs
  • Causing mudslides down slopes
  • Flattening trees and land

    • Which natural event can trigger landslides according to the text?

    <p>Earthquakes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common secondary hazard mentioned in the text that can result from volcanic eruptions?

    <p>Power outages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a natural event?

    <p>An event caused by the energy of the sun or inside the earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why can natural events be very dangerous?

    <p>Because they trigger secondary events like fires and power outages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are tectonic plates?

    <p>Plates that fit together like puzzle pieces on the earth's crust</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes earthquakes?

    <p>Movement of tectonic plates at fault lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement is true about natural events?

    <p>They can drastically change human and wildlife habitats</p> Signup and view all the answers

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