Scales of Change on Earth's Surface

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Michelle Brannon
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An example of a small scale change is __________.
a wave rubbing sand against a rock, weathering it.
a mountain forming over millions of years.
a river carving out a canyon.
a glacier moving across a continent.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long does it take small changes to create something big like the Namib Desert?
a week
a year
millions of years
hundreds of years
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When rock is broken down in place it is called _________, but if material is removed, it is called _________.
weathering; erosion
erosion; weathering
deposition; erosion
weathering; deposition
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a way ice would play a role in small scale changes?
A glacier grates over a boulder slowly, weathering the rock.
An ice shelf breaks off Antarctica and crashes into the ocean.
As ice slowly melts on a mountainside, it slides some topsoil downhill.
A small piece of a glacier melts, dropping the small stones it had picked up as it moved.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are sand dunes formed?
Eroded sand is carried by the wind and deposited.
A large flood leaves the sand behind in wave shapes.
Beetles walk across the sand and it forms big ripples.
The ground beneath the dunes is already shaped like hills.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mountain ranges are formed over hundreds of millions of years through the process of _________.
uplift
erosion
sedimentation
volcanism
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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which way do continents NOT change?
They move about 1-3 cm/year.
Forces underneath the crust cause uplift.
Gravity pulls the crust inward, causing depressions.
Waves erode rock and change the shape of coastlines.
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