Surface of the earth

Click the two slow processes that change the surface of the earth

• Volcanic eruption and earhtquakes

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Landslides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Click the rapid processes that change the surface of the earth

• Volcanic eruption and earhtquakes

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Landslides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Human activities change the surface of the earth. This happens when factories, powerplants, and buildings are made, causing roads to be cut, hills flattened, and swamps filled.

• Abrasion

• Farming

• Industrialization

• Land reclamation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Human activities change the surface of the earth. This happens when people fill water forms like lakes and seas with land, to make way for more establishments.

• Abrasion

• Farming

• Industrialization

• Land reclamation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Human activities change the surface of the earth. When this happens, pipes and tubes are made for IRRIGATION. People dig a tunnel underground to connect the land to a nearby lake or river and help water the crops.

• Abrasion

• Farming

• Industrialization

• Land reclamation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

This happens when soil becomes too loose due to running water, waves, and change in weather

• Soil erosion

• Abrasion

• Weathering

• Flooding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This happens when soil and sediments break down due to the changes in weather and temperature

• Soil erosion

• Abrasion

• Weathering

• Flooding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

This happens water rises accumulates on the roads, damaging streets and houses

• Soil erosion

• Abrasion

• Weathering

• Flooding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This happens when typhoons cause loose soil in the mountains to slide off the slope, damaging roads and trapping people in homes

• Soil erosion

• Abrasion

• Land slides

• Flooding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

This happens when the wind and waves cause sediments of rocks and land forms to have holes in the middle

• Soil erosion

• Abrasion

• Land slides

• Flooding

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2