Geoscience Processes

A geoscience process that develops slowly, but has a sudden catastrophic event

• volcanic eruption
• weathering and erosion
• delta formation
• thunderstorm

Which of these geoscience process takes the longest amount of time?

• tornado
• landslide
• flash flood
• delta formation

What best describes stalagmites?

• short amount of time large scale

• large amount of time large scale

• short amount of time small scale

• long amount of time small scale

One of these does not belong

• convergent
• divergent
• transform
• landslide

Natural processes that happen on Earth are called ____ processes.

• slow

• historic

• landmark

• Geoscience

The continuous movement of the continents.

• geoscience
• rain
• wind
• plate tectonics

The process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and transport sediments from one place to another.

• erosion
• weathering

What force is responsible for erosion and deposition in landslides?

• gravity
• ice
• wind
• temperature

Weathering and erosion occur over many________.

• days
• years
• hours
• months

Rocks tumbling down a steep slope would be an example of

• creep
• landslide
• mudslide