Slow and Rapid Changes

Which natural process can change the Earth's surface through glaciers, wind, and flooding?

• mudslide

• earthquake

• erosion

• tornado

What natural event causes sudden changes to the Earth's surface?

• global warming

• glaciers

• solar flares

• earthquakes

The Earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago. Since then, the surface of the Earth has been changing. What causes the surface of the Earth to change over time?

• earthquakes

• erosion

• volcanoes

• floods

Which of the following agents causes erosion?

• canyons

• earthquakes

• caves

• wind

Rocks are being weathered when...

• rain causes features of buildings and statues to become more rounded and less detailed.

• water freezes and thaws inside small cracks, causing pieces of rock to break off.

• tree roots force their way into small openings, and pieces of the rock break

• all of the above

How is wind erosion different than water erosion?

• It is more powerful than water.

• It carries away more sediment.

• It cannot erode rock.

• It can transport sediment uphill.

Which of the following can cause erosion?

• animals and minerals

• wind and rocks

• minerals and soils

• animals and people

Jamal and Elizabeth were conducting an investigation. They were building sand hills and blowing them with a straw. What process where they modeling.

• water erosion

• wind erosion

• deposition erosion

• ice weathering

Regan was writing a definition for deposition. Which of the following could be her definition?

• The breaking of eroded rock and destroying landforms.

• The wind breaking up rocks and water moving them.

• The dropping off of eroded rock and building of new landforms.

• The building of new rock and erosion of trees.

Kevin and Jonas were going to model a landform made from deposition. Which landform could they build?

• canyons

• buildings

• deltas

• ponds