Changing Earth's Surface

Water & Wind carry soil away. What is this process called?

• succession

• reclamation

• erosion

• conservation

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Which of the following causes erosion?

• Volcano

• Forest Fire

• Floods

• Earthquakes

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Which would cause an ecosystem to change quickly?

• A lake drying up

• A climate change

• An earthquake

• A lake becoming a marsh

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How can ice cause physical weathering to rocks?

• Ice freezes the rocks

• Ice melts the rocks

• Ice causes the cracks in the rock to split apart

• Ice deposits soil on the rock

Which chemical does rainwater mix with to form a weak acid?

• Ozone

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Sulphuric Acid

Name the two types of weathering:

• Acid & Chemical

• Living & Nonliving

• North and South

• Chemical & Physical

What causes a volcano to erupt?

• Gases force magma up toward the surface of the volcano

• Lava mixes with hot rocks and gas causing an explosion

• Glaciers move along the crust causing an eruption

• The sun heats the crust of the earth and causes the volcano to erupt.

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CHOOSE TWO ways humans can control erosion

• Remove all plants from the land, so rainwater will hit the bare land.

• Put many animals all over their land, they can eat the vegetation and walk on the soil

• Farmers plow terraces on hill sides to slow the water

• Plant grasses and other plants so roots will hold the soil in place.

Which best describes Earth's surface?

• Landforms on Earth's surface never change.

• Physical changes always happen quickly.

• The water on Earth is increasing.

• Earth's surface constantly changes

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Beaches change over time. Choose Two that cause a beach to change over time.

• Waves pulling sand out to sea

• Full moon shining on water

• Waves depositing sand on the beach

• The oceans freezing,

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