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Changing Earth
Processes that change earth's surface
Question | Answer |
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What rapid change has snow, ice, rock, and is caused by gravity? | Avalanche |
What rapid change has mud, rock, and is caused by gravity? | Landslide |
Which of these is not a rapid change: forest fire, weathering, volcano? | weathering |
Which of these is not a slow change: deposition, erosion, tsunami? | tsunami |
What process formed the Grand Canyon? | erosion |
What does water do when it freezes? | expands |
What is the main force in erosion? | water |
How many layers does the earth have? | four |
What force can eventually break rocks into smaller pieces? | plants |
If the slope gets steeper, what will happen to the rate of erosion? | faster |
What causes tsunamis? | underwater earthquakes |
What causes floods? | heavy rains |
What causes earthquakes? | plates shifting |
What causes volcanoes? | plates shifting |
What process is the formation of rust? | Chemical weathering |
Which example is a fast Earth-changing process: formation of deltas or eruption of volcanoes? | eruption of volcanoes |