A Changing Earth

A process by which water, wind, or ice moves bits of rock elsewhere

• Continent

• Ring of Fire

• Tsunami

• Erosion

• Glacier

A giant ocean wave

• Continent

• Ring of Fire

• Tsunami

• Erosion

• Glacier

A small ice mass that spreads outward on a land surface

• Continent

• Ring of Fire

• Tsunami

• Erosion

• Glacier

A long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean

• Continent

• Ring of Fire

• Tsunami

• Erosion

• Glacier

A large, continuous mass of land

• Continent

• Ring of Fire

• Tsunami

• Erosion

• Glacier

How many continents are found on Earth?

• 10

• 4

• 7

• 15

What causes earthquakes and volcanoes?

• Plate movement

• The moon's pull on the Earth

• Solar flares

• The Earth's tilt

What process works with weathering to change Earth’s surface?

• Change in seasons

• Gravity

• Solar flares

• Erosion

Which is the largest type of ice mass?

• Glacier

• Ice cap

• Ice sheet

• Avalanche

What force has caused the fastest change in Earth’s environment in the last 50 years?

• Erosion

• Human actions

• Weathering

• Volcanic eruptions