SLOW/FAST CHANGES TO EARTH

WHAT IS WEATHERING?

• WHEN ROCKS ARE BROKEN INTO SMALLER PIECES

• WHEN SMALLER PIECES OF ROCK, CALLED SEDIMENT, IS MOVED.

• WHEN SMALLER PIECES OF ROCK, CALLED SEDIMENT, IS DROPPED OFF IN A NEW LOCATION.

• SMALLER PIECES OF BROKEN ROCK, CALLED SEDIMENT.

WHAT IS EROSION?

• WHEN ROCKS ARE BROKEN INTO SMALLER PIECES

• WHEN SMALLER PIECES OF ROCK, CALLED SEDIMENT, IS MOVED.

• WHEN SMALLER PIECES OF ROCK, CALLED SEDIMENT, IS DROPPED OFF IN A NEW LOCATION.

• SMALLER PIECES OF BROKEN ROCK, CALLED SEDIMENT.

WHAT IS SEDIMENT?

• WHEN ROCK IS MOVED

• WHEN ROCK IS DROPPED OFF

• SMALLER PIECES OF BROKEN ROCK

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SLOW CHANGE TO THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH?

• LANDSLIDE

• EROSION

• EARTHQUAKE

• VOLCANIC ERUPTION

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SLOW CHANGE TO THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH?

• LANDSLIDE

• EROSION

• WEATHERING

• VOLCANIC ERUPTION

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF A FAST CHANGE TO THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH?

• LANDSLIDE

• EROSION

• WEATHERING

• VOLCANIC ERUPTION

WHICH BEST DESCRIBES AN EARTHQUAKE?

• THE ERUPTION OF MAGMA ONTO THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH.

• A SUDDEN SLIPPING OF LAND DOWN A SLOPE.

• THE SLOW BREAKDOWN OF ROCK INTO SEDIMENT.

• WHEN THERE IS PRESSURE IN THE EARTH DUE TO GIANT PIECES OF THE EARTH AND OCEAN MOVING.

WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE BIOLOGICAL WEATHERING?

• HYDRATION

• CARBONATION

• ROOT WEDGING

• FROST WEDGING

WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE PHYSICAL WEATHERING?

• HYDRATION

• CARBONATION

• ROOT WEDGING

• FROST WEDGING

WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE CHEMICAL WEATHERING?

• LICHEN AND MOSS

• CARBONATION

• ROOT WEDGING

• FROST WEDGING