Fast and Slow Changes of Earth

Is considered a fast change to Earth's surface.

• Weathering

• Volcano

Weathering is caused by freezing and ___________of water inside the cracks of rocks.

• Melting

• Thawing

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Melted rocks that flows on earth SURFACE is:

• Magma

• Lava

• Metals

• Minerals

Slow changes include what? Select all the correct answers

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• landslides

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Which of these are SLOW changes? CHECK ALL BOXES THAT ARE SLOW CHANGES

• Weathering

• Hurricane

• Volcano

• Erosion

• Landslide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Click all that are considered FAST changes

• weathering

• erosion

• landslide

• volcano

Which of the following is NOT a cause of weathering, erosion, and deposition?

• Wind

• ice

• fire

• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Volcanoes often cause landslides. Why do you think that is?

• The lava melts the other rocks.

• Natural disasters always happen in twos.

• The landslide is what caused the volcano to erupt

• The sides of volcanoes can be steep, and when it erupts the sides are weakened and can collapse.

What is true about tectonic plates?

• floods cause them to move

• Earthquakes cause them to move

• they hardly ever move

• they are constantly moving

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Does a landslide cause a slow change to the Earth or a rapid (fast) change?

• slow change

• rapid change