Rapid Changes to the Earth's Surface

Which of the following is NOT a rapid change to Earth's surface?

• Earthquake
• Volcano
• Erosion
• Landslide

Which of the following is a slow change to Earth's surface?

• Flood
• Weathering
• Tornado
• Earthquake

A natural event that is taking place when the ground shakes and rolls causing cracks and openings in the Earth's surface is a _______.

• Flood
• Deposition
• Volcano
• Earthquake

A slow change to the Earth's surface caused by the dropping off of rock, sand, and soil from erosion is ____________.

• Deposition
• Weathering
• Erosion
• Lanslide

A natural event caused by lava moving to the top of a mountain with an opening at the top is a _______________.

• Volcano
• Landslide
• Earthquake
• Flood

A slow change to the Earth's surface caused by wind, sun, and rain and can be seen by cracks in rocks is __________________.

• Erosion
• Flood
• Weathering
• Deposition

The washing away of sand at the beach is  _______________.

• Landslide
• Flood
• Earthquake
• Erosion

A rapid change to the Earth's surface when rock, sand, and soil slide down a slope or a cliff is a _________________.

• Volcano
• Earthquake
• Flood
• Landslide

A natural event that is the picking up and carrying away of rocks and soil by wind, water, and gravity is ___________.

• Flood
• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

A rapid change is a change that happens ____________.

• Slow
• Hot
• Cold
• Fast