Geoscience Lesson

A geoscience process that develops slowly, but has a sudden catastrophic event

• volcanic eruption
• weathering and erosion
• delta formation
• thunderstorm

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One of these does not belong

• convergent
• divergent
• transform
• landslide

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Natural processes that happen on Earth are called ____ processes.

• slow

• historic

• landmark

• Geoscience

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The continuous movement of the continents.

• geoscience
• rain
• wind
• plate tectonics

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What force is responsible for erosion and deposition in landslides?

• gravity
• ice
• wind
• temperature

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Weathering and erosion occur over many________.

• days
• years
• hours
• months

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Rocks tumbling down a steep slope would be an example of

• creep
• landslide
• mudslide

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Which of the following is a large scale geoscience process?

• landslides
• tectonic plate movement
• river erosion
• formation of caves

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Which of the following changes to Earth’s surface is most likely to represent the smallest scale of space and time?

• formation of rock layers

• formation of a canyon

• Uplift of mountain ranges

• A landslide on a mountain

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Huge pieces of Earth’s crust that are constantly moving

• folds
• Tectonic Plates
• continents
• ridges 

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