What helps to form soil?

What can grow in small cracks and split rocks apart?

What occurs when water rises over the banks or sides of a river, and onto dry land?

What is the movement of weathered rock to a new place by wind or water?

What forms when hardened lava builds up over a long period of time?

What causes erosion when it pulls rocks downhill?

What changes the Earth by sliding down mountains and leaving behind valleys?

What causes rocks to break down with the help of running water, rain, and ice?

What is the result of rocks being broken down into small pieces?

What 3 slow earth changes affect the Earth slowly over hundreds or thousands of years? Select ALL that apply.

What is a great sea wave produced especially by an earthquake or volcanic eruption under the sea?

What happens when slabs of rock in the Earth’s crust bend and snap back?

What deposits rocks from the ocean floor onto a beach?

What is it called when wind deposits small bits of rock as it slows down?

What is a cyclone formed in the tropics with rain, wind, and lightning?

What is a violent, whirling wind with a funnel-shaped cloud that moves in a narrow path over the land?

Planting trees helps the land because trees help prevent…

What landform was carved out by rivers and moving water over many, many, years?

Name 3 Rapid Earth Changes