The Changing Earth

What type of earth change has occurred?

• volcanic eruption

• earthquake

• flood

What type of earth change has occurred?

• landslide

• earthquake

• flood

What type of earth change has occurred?

• earthquake

• landslide

• flood

What type of earth change has occurred?

• earthquake

• flood

• volcanic eruption

How can planting trees help the Earth’s surface?

• Trees provide houses for birds.

• Trees drain nutrients from the soil.

• Trees provide timber for houses.

• Trees help prevent erosion.

Some Earth changes happen very rapidly. Which of the following lists ONLY rapid processes?

• landslides, floods, earthquakes

• weathering, erosion, deposition

• landslides, erosion, weathering

• eruptions, earthquakes, deposition

What is it called when Earth materials are DROPPED in a new location because wind has stopped blowing or water has stopped moving?

• flood

• deposition

• volcanic eruption

• erosion

Lava flows and hardens, this is an example of ___________.

• a volcanic eruption.

• a rapid process.

• erosion

• deposition

A sudden movement of Earth's crust is called ________

• flood

• earthquake

• volcanic eruption

• slow process

Rocks, sand, and soil are being carried away from their original location. This is an example of ________.

• erosion

• deposition

• landslide

• rapid process