The weathering of rocks into small pieces forms what natural resource?

A student placed a mixture of sand and topsoil, tiny rocks, small twigs, and some leaves in a cup.

This student has made ________.

A student exploring the formation of soil put rocks in a plastic jar of water and shook it. Afterwards, there were small pieces of broken rock in the water.

What process in the formation of soil does this model?

This soil is GREAT for growing plants and vegetables.

True or False

Which word means to to break down rocks into smaller pieces?

This is a picture of ________.

Lava from a volcanic eruption can change the Earth’s surface by ______.

Which of the following best describes how earthquakes change the Earth’s surface?

Earthquakes __________.

The rock layers pictured here have split and shifted. What most likely caused this change?

Rocks, loose soil and sand quickly sliding down a hill are a change to the surface of the earth known as a _______.

The force that causes Earths surface to crack and break is called a _______.

The picture shows an island in the middle of the ocean that increased in size in only a few weeks.

Which of the following most likely caused this rapid change in the island?

Which one would you rather be caught in the middle of?