Earth Processes

What is an example that does NOT change Earth’s land quickly?

• Landslide
• Weathering
• Earthquake
• Flood

A burst of melted rock, ash, and gas from the Earth is called __________________________.

• Earthquake
• Volcanic Eruption
• Wildfire
• Flood

What does the word weathering mean?

• The picking up and carrying away of rock pieces
• The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
• The dropping of eroded rock in a new place
• The forming of a mountain

What happens after the process of pieces of rocks are carried away by the wind?

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition 
• Landslide

In a Volcanic Eruption, what hardens into rock and makes the volcanic mountain larger?

• Lava
• Gasses
• Trees
• Heat

Which of the following is a true statement about the Earth’s Surface?

• It is always the same
• It changes only through fast acting processes
• It changes through slow and fast moving processes
• It only changes through slow moving processes

When Earth Material is broken down into smaller pieces, this is called __________________.

• Vaporization
• Deposition
• Weathering
• Erosion 

Deposition is when _____________ pulls the material down to the ground and drops it.

• Gravity
• Erosion
• Wind
• Water

Most earthquakes occur near...

• state boundaries
• plate boundaries
• country boundaries
• rivers

The type of formation shown is at the southern end of the Mississippi river. What is it called?

• coastal erosion
• a delta
• a loess
• sand dunes