Earth's Changing Land and Water

_____can cause slow changes to Earth's landscape.

• wind

• water

• sand

• all of them

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What events can change Earth's surface quickly?

• floods and landslides

• weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What can cause slow changes to Earth's surface?

• floods and landslides

• weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process of ______breaks down rocks into smaller and smaller pieces.

• erosion

• weathering

• heating

A farmer tries to slow down erosion on his land. Wind blows good soil away from his cornfield. What could the farmer do to help stop the soil from blowing away?

• Build a sea wall

• Build a windbreak

• Dig a tunnel

• Nothing

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

A ______ causes slow changes to Earth's surface?

• landslide

• glacier

• earthquake

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A(n) ____ is an opening in Earth's surface where melted rock or gases are forced out.

• flood

• earthquake

• volcano

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which best explains how glaciers affect the land?

• They cause weathering

• They cause erosion

• They cause weathering and erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is it called when wind and water drop sand and soil in a new place?

• erosion

• scale

• weathering

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is it called when sand, soil and rock are removed?

• erosion

• slope

• weathering

• deposition