Landforms, Water Features, Slow and Rapid Changes to Earth

Where is saltwater found on Earth?

• oceans and seas only

• rivers and streams only

• rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and seas

• rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and glaciers

Where is freshwater found on Earth?

• oceans and seas only

• rivers and streams only

• rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and seas

• rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and glaciers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the answers lists only renewable resources?

• coal and water

• sun and wind

• oil and grass

• fossil fuel and natural gas

Which of the answers lists only nonrenewable resources?

• coal and water

• sun and wind

• oil and grass

• fossil fuel and natural gas

Which two describe nonrenewable resources?

1 - Solar panels use solar energy to produce electricity.

2 - Gasoline is used in cars for transportation.

3 - Coal is burned to make electricity.

4 - Wood is burned to produce heat and build houses.

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 1 and 4

Which two describe renewable resources?

1 - Solar panels use solar energy to produce electricity.

2 - Gasoline is used in cars for transportation.

3 - Coal is burned to make electricity.

4 - Wood is burned to produce heat and build houses.

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 1 and 4

Which slow process breaks rocks into pieces?

• deposition

• volcano

• flood

• weathering

Which of these natural processes causes the slowest change to Earth's surface?

• earthquake

• volcanic eruption

• tsunami

• deposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of these processes cause a rapid change to Earth's surface?

• deposition

• volcanic eruption

• erosion

• weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

When rocks is broken down and then carried away by wind ad moving water, which process describes the movement of sediment from one place to another?

• weathering

• flooding

• erosion

• deposition