Weathering

How can wind change a sand dune?

• Water can wash the sand away.

• Strong winds can blow sand off the dunes.

• Wind can blow sand into the water.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the rate of change of wind blowing sand off sand dune?

• Medium

• Fast

• Slow

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NGSS.2-ESS1-1

How can an earthquake change mountains?

• Earthquakes can cause landslides and tsunamis.

• Earthquakes can move mountains.

• Earthquakes can cause sand to move from sand dune to sand dune.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the rate of change when earthquakes cause landslides and tsunamis?

• Medium

• Fast

• Slow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How can rain change a mountain?

• Rain causes flash flooding on mountains.

• Water erosion wears down the peaks of a mountain.

• Water can cause cracks in the mountainside.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the rate of change of rain changing a mountain?

• Medium

• Fast

• Slow

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NGSS.2-ESS1-1

What are the 4 main agents of erosion?

• Ice, Snow, Rocks

• Landslides, Erosion, Volcanoes, Flooding

• Wind, Water, Ice, Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Is an earthquake an event that happens very quickly or very slowly?

• Medium

• Quickly

• Slowly

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NGSS.2-ESS1-1

The Earth can change both quickly and slowly?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is an example of an event that causes a slow change?

• Earthquake cracking a highway.

• Flooding of a river.

• Wind blowing a sand dune.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2