WorksheetsFast and Slow Changes to Earth
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 23mins
Slow changes include what? Select all the correct answers
weathering
erosion
deposition
landslides
Which of these are SLOW changes? CHECK ALL BOXES THAT ARE SLOW CHANGES
Weathering
Hurricane
Volcano
Erosion
Landslide
Click all that are considered FAST changes
weathering
erosion
landslide
volcano
Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering, erosion, and deposition?
Wind
ice
fire
water
Changes humans make such as deforestation are considered fast changes? True or False?
True
False
What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?
Erosion changes the Earth's surface, but weathering does not.
Weathering always happens very quickly, but erosion always happens very slowly.
Weathering breaks down rocks, and erosion moves weathered pieces of rock or sediment away.
Erosion breaks down rocks, and weathering moves the eroded pieces of rock or sediment away.
What is the main cause of earthquakes?
pressure from within the Earth's crust
hurricanes
tornadoes
wind
A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or underwater volcano eruption is a________.
Hurricane
Flood
Tsunami
Tidal wave
Volcanoes often cause landslides. Why do you think that is?
The lava melts the other rocks.
Natural disasters always happen in twos.
The landslide is what caused the volcano to erupt
The sides of volcanoes can be steep, and when it erupts the sides are weakened and can collapse.
A tropical storm with strong winds that forms over warm water and can be very destructive if it moves onto land.
Deposition
Volcano
Earthquake
Hurricane
Which of the following does NOT cause a slow change to the Earth's surface?
wind
water
earthquake
ice
What is true about tectonic plates?
floods cause them to move
Earthquakes cause them to move
they hardly ever move
they are constantly moving
When ice forms, it causes weathering by
holding water
cooling wind
lifting sediment
breaking rocks
Does a landslide cause a slow change to the Earth or a rapid (fast) change?
slow change
rapid change
How can magma escape Earth's interior?
it can't escape
pressure and heat cause the magma to move up to the surface through weak spots
when it cools, it escapes
water helps it to the Earth's surface
