Fast and Slow Changes to Earth's Surface

What is "weathering"?

• The breakdown of rocks

• The removal of rocks

• Neither of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is "erosion"?

• Breaking down of rocks and soil

• Moving soil and rocks to other places by wind and water

• Both

• Neither

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Erosion can be caused by ... (Check ALL that are true)

• wind

• water

• ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What happens to earth's surface during a volcanic eruption?

• the earth shakes and water comes pouring out

• we have a big celebration

• hot rocks, gas and ashes escape earth's core and flow onto earth's surface

• I don't know!

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What happens to earth's surface during a flash flood?

• hot gases, rock and ashes explode onto earth's surface

• we have a big party

• we flash lights

• water overflows rivers and lakes and covers land that's usually dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Pick one SLOW change to earth's surface and type what happens here:

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Pick one FAST change and describe it below.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What happens to earth during an earthquake?

• shaking, rolling, cracking of earth's surface

• big party on earth

• lots of water floods earth's surface

• lots of animals find food

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Glaciers, rivers and weather erode land to create canyons and valleys. What kind of change is this?

• FAST

• SLOW

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is a slow land change?

• a change that takes a long time

• a change that happens very quickly

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2