Unit 4 Lesson 2 Fast and Slow Changes

What natural event causes sudden changes to the Earth's surface?

• global warming

• glaciers

• solar flares

• earthquakes

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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

• Erosion

• Landslide

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Click which one is a considered FAST change

• weathering

• erosion

• landslide

• glacier

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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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What is a tropical storm with strong winds that forms over warm water and can be very destructive if it moves onto land called?

• Deposition

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Hurricane

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Which of the following does NOT cause a slow change to the Earth's surface?

• wind

• water

• earthquake

• ice

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When ice forms, it causes weathering by

• holding water

• cooling wind

• lifting sediment

• breaking rocks

Does a landslide cause a slow change to the Earth or a rapid (fast) change?

• slow change

• rapid change

A _ is a large mass of ice that moves slowly over land.

• glacier

• ice flow

• ice sheet

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