Fast and Slow Changes to Earth's Surface

Identify this landform:

• Dune

• Stream

• Volcano

• Island

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Which of these most likely caused the rapid change to the Earth's surface illustrated here?

• landslide

• volcanic eruption

• mountain building

• sandstorm

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Identify this:

• tornado

• earthquake

• landslide

• flood

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Weathering changes the Earth´s surface

• slowly

• quickly

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Events that change the Earth's surface can be: (choose two)

• soft

• quick

• slow

• hard

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Most changes to Earth's surface is so _________ we can't see them happening

• slow

• fast

• medium

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How do volcanoes change landforms?

• they create mountains

• they reshape mountains

• they reshape the land around the mountains

• all of these

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How do flood waters change Earth's surface rapidly?

• floods move large amounts of earth material from one place to another

• it doesn't change Earth's surface

• floods keep Earth materials where they are

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Why are landslides so dangerous?

• this land movement happens so quickly, it's hard to get out of the way

• this land movement happens so slowly

• they are not dangerous

• all of these

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A landslide is an example of _________ and ________.

• erosion and lava

• an eruption and flood

• erosion and deposition

• an eruption and storm

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