What Changes on Earth Happen Slowly?

Look at the pictures of the land changing shape.

Moving water can change the shape of the land by carrying rocks and soil to new places. What is this called?

• erosion

• drought

• earthquake

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The picture shows an area that gets little rain. What is this slow change called?

• a flood

• a drought

• a volcano

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Which change takes a long time?

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The pictures show the same rock. What most likely caused the rock to change between the Before and After pictures?

• drought

• flooding

• weathering

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which can weather rocks? Choose the best answer choice.

• animals and people

• dust and pollen

• wind

• plants roots, wind, water, and ice

Which Earth event is the fastest?

• a river drying up

• a mountain being made

• a tree falling over from a storm