Planet Earth Pt 1

Sort each landscape change into sudden or gradual.

Groups:

(a) Sudden

,

(b) Gradual

• climate change

• flash flood

• earthquake

• continent location

• forest fire

• hurricane

• tsunami

• landslide

• mountains

• volcanic eruption

• glaciers

• valleys

• lake/river formation

Label what is occurring in the diagram (in the 1st image, rocks are breaking down)

a

b

c

weathering

sedimentation

erosion

Sort these examples into weathering, erosion and sedimentation.

Groups:

(a) Weathering

,

(b) Erosion

,

(c) Sedimentation

• Dirt layering on river bed

• River banks widening

• Sand gathering at ocean bottom

• Tornado carries away dirt

• Build up of silt on lake bottom

• Rivers cutting rock into canyons

• Rocks breaking down into sand and dirt

• Ocean waves carrying small rocks away

• Lichen releasing acid onto rocks

​ (a)   is when rocks break down into smaller pieces; ​ (b)   is when these small pieces get carried away; ​ (c)   is when these small pieces build up in a new area

• weathering
• erosion
• sedimentation

Choose the weather conditions that most likely lead to weathering

Which of the following could occur in an area with a lot of erosion? (more than one correct answer)

• Canyons and valleys form and widen

• Mountains will end up with sharper peaks

• Loose dirt and ground will sluff (fall in)

• Lots of new rock will form

Label the layers of the Earth

a

b

c

d

e

inner mantle

inner core

outer core

outer mantle

crust

Select the layers of the Earth that are solid

Select the layers of the Earth that are liquid

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