Geoscience Processes

A geoscience process that develops slowly, but has a sudden catastrophic event

• volcanic eruption

• weathering and erosion

• delta formation

• thunderstorm

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Which of these geoscience process takes the longest amount of time?

• tornado
• landslide
• flash flood
• delta formation

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Natural processes that happen on Earth are called ____ processes.

• slow

• historic

• landmark

• Geoscience

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The continuous movement of the continents.

• geoscience
• rain
• wind
• plate tectonics

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The process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity remove and transport sediments from one place to another.

• erosion
• weathering

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What force is responsible for erosion and deposition in landslides?

• gravity
• ice
• wind
• temperature

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Weathering and erosion occur over many________.

• days
• years
• hours
• months

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Which of the following land features would take the largest amount of time to change?

• location of continents
• shape of volcano
• position of sand dunes
• landslides

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Which of the following is a large scale geoscience process?

• landslides
• tectonic plate movement
• river erosion
• formation of caves

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Which of the following changes to Earth’s surface is most likely to represent the smallest scale of space and time?

• formation of rock layers

• formation of a canyon

• Uplift of mountain ranges

• A landslide on a mountain

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