Rapid Changes

The diagram shows 4 layers of the Earth identified by numbers. Which layer experiences changes from earthquakes?

• layer 1

• layer 2

• layer 3

• layer 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Students build volcano models for a class science project. When vinegar, baking soda, dish detergent, and food coloring were mixed, a reaction caused the volcano to look like it was erupting. In the model, what part of a volcano did the mixture represent?

• vent

• lava

• magma chamber

• ash cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

features on the earth's surface, changed by wind, water, and ice.

• landforms

• weathering

• erosion

• sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

wind, water and ice

• landforms

• 3 agents of change

• deposition

• sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a long deep narrow gorge in the surface of the earth formed by erosion of sediments by water in a flowing river

• U-shaped valley

• delta

• canyon

• glacier

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a sudden shaking of the ground

• island

• earthquake

• mountains

• canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

the moving of sediment by wind, water or ice

• weathering

• erosion

• depositon

• sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the dropping off of sediment in a new location after being moved or eroded by wind, water or ice

• deposiotion

• landforms

• 3 agents of change

• sediments

weathering caused when water enters cracks in the rocks, freezes, expands and breaks rocks.

• sand dune

• delta

• canyon

• ice/frost wedging

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a triangle shaped landform created by water depositing sediments at the mouth of a river

• sand dune

• delta

• canyon

• U-shaped valley

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2