Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Explore the powerful forces of earthquakes and volcanoes with this engaging Grade 5 science worksheet.
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1. What is the name for the sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of Earth's crust?
A hurricane
A tsunami
An earthquake
A flood
2. What is molten rock called when it is still inside the Earth?
Lava
Magma
Ash
Pumice
3. The place where an earthquake begins inside the Earth is called the .
4. A is an opening in the Earth's crust where molten rock, ashes, and gases escape.
5. Earthquakes only happen in the middle of oceans.
True
False
6. All volcanoes erupt with explosive force.
True
False
7. Look at the diagram below. What causes the ground to shake during an earthquake?
8. Examine the image of the volcano below. Describe two different materials that can come out of a volcano during an eruption.
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