Earth Science Middle School

What is a landform?

• Mountains 
• Deserts
• Valleys
• All of the above

 Which is a "type" of rock?

• shale
• quartz
• sandstone
• igneous

These types of rocks are formed when there is high pressure and high temperature

• metamorphic rock
• granite
• igneous
• sedimentary

Weathering is caused by......

• sun
• rain
• wind
• All of the above

Erosion is caused by.....

• The wind
• The sun
• cold air
• the stars

This word comes from the water cycle and means to change from a liquid form to a gas form?

• deposition
• sediment
• evaporation
• precipitation

The word, precipitation is another word for... 

• dirt, rocks, sand
• rain, snow, sleet
• dust, rocks, sediment
• bark, grass, leaves

Slow changes to the Earth's surface happen.... 

• Over thousands of years
• Minutes
• days
• seconds

What causes slow changes to the Earth's surface? 

• Volcanoes
• hurricanes
• tsunamis
• glaciers

Natural disasters cause rapid changes to the Earth's surface in.....

• seconds
• years
• months
• decades