Earth's Patterns and Resources

What are rapid changes?

• Changes that are slow.

• Changes to the Earth's surface.

• Changes that are caused by earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and floods.

• Changes to the moon's surface.

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What are slow changes?

• A change to the Earth's surface.

• Earthquakes and volcanoes.

• A change to the Earth's surface that could take years, 100s or 1,000s of years to happen.

• A change to the Earth's surface that is slow.

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Weathering is...

• The process by which rocks break down.

• Looking at the weather.

• The process by which rocks move around.

• The process by which rocks come back together.

Erosion is...

• The break down of rocks.

• The carrying away of water.

• When items erode.

• The carrying away of rock, sediment, and soil.

What is deposition?

• The material in ice/water after erosion carries it.

• Rocks being moved after breaking down.

• Rocks being broken down.

• Rocks and sand.

Compaction is...

• How soil feels.

• When soil falls apart after being squeezed together.

• The color of soil.

• When soil holds after being squeezed together.

What is capacity?

• The minimum amount that something can maintain or hold.

• The maximum amount that something can release.

• The maximum amount that something can maintain or hold.

• How much liquid a water bottle has.

Retention/retain is...

• Something that keeps plants healthy.

• To continue to use, hold, have or keep.

• To let go or release.

• What keeps plants alive.

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How does soil absorb water?

• The space between the particle in the soil provide a space for the water to be absorbed.

• Soil lets the water in.

• It holds it like magic.

• Soil lets the water go and the water evaporates.

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What is a natural resource?

• Something that is man-made.

• Something found in nature.

• Something found in nature that is NOT necessary and useful to humans.

• Something found in nature that is necessary and useful to humans.