Rapid and Slow Earth Changes

Which of the following is NOT a rapid change to Earth's surface?

• Earthquake
• Volcano
• Erosion
• Landslide

A natural event that is taking place when the ground shakes and rolls causing cracks and openings in the Earth's surface is a _______.

• Flood
• Deposition
• Volcano
• Earthquake

A natural event caused by lava moving to the top of a mountain with an opening at the top is a _______________.

• Volcano
• Landslide
• Earthquake
• Flood

A rapid change to the Earth's surface when rock, sand, and soil slide down a slope or a cliff is a _________________.

• Volcano
• Earthquake
• Flood
• Landslide

A natural event that is the picking up and carrying away of rocks and soil by wind, water, and gravity is ___________.

• Flood
• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

A rapid change is a change that happens...

• slowly.

• hot.

• cold.

• quickly.

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

• mudslide

• earthquake

• erosion

• tornado

Landslide-What process?

• Fast Earth Change
• Slow Earth Change

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following is NOT a rapid process?

• Landslide
• Earthquake
• Volcanic Eruption
• Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The effects of this fast process are that lava burns and destroys everything in its path and leaves large amounts of dust and ash in the air making it hard to breathe. What is the cause?

• Earthquake
• Landslide
• Volcanic Eruption
• Flood

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2