Fast and Slow Changes to Earth

Slow changes include what? Select all the correct answers

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• landslides

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Which of these are SLOW changes? CHECK ALL BOXES THAT ARE SLOW CHANGES

• Weathering

• Hurricane

• Volcano

• Erosion

• Landslide

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Click all that are considered FAST changes

• weathering

• erosion

• landslide

• volcano

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Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering, erosion, and deposition?

• Wind

• ice

• fire

• water

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Changes humans make such as deforestation are considered fast changes? True or False?

• True

• False

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What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?

• Erosion changes the Earth's surface, but weathering does not.

• Weathering always happens very quickly, but erosion always happens very slowly.

• Weathering breaks down rocks, and erosion moves weathered pieces of rock or sediment away.

• Erosion breaks down rocks, and weathering moves the eroded pieces of rock or sediment away.

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What is the main cause of earthquakes?

• pressure from within the Earth's crust

• hurricanes

• tornadoes

• wind

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A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or underwater volcano eruption is a________.

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Tsunami

• Tidal wave

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Volcanoes often cause landslides. Why do you think that is?

• The lava melts the other rocks.

• Natural disasters always happen in twos.

• The landslide is what caused the volcano to erupt

• The sides of volcanoes can be steep, and when it erupts the sides are weakened and can collapse.

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A tropical storm with strong winds that forms over warm water and can be very destructive if it moves onto land.

• Deposition

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Hurricane

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