Geoscience Processes

Which of the following is NOT a large-scale geoscience process?

Which of the following is NOT a "gradual with catastrophic event" geoscience process?

What state is Mrs. Hinojosa from?

What type of landform is caused by geochemical reactions?

A geologic process on Earth that occurs relatively quickly & affects a relatively small area.

According to the data table, which event takes the longest in terms of time scale?

What role does the Sun play in geochemical reactions?

A mass of earth or rock sliding down a mountain.

Which of the following is NOT a small-scale geoscience process?

Any process that happens on Earth such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics.

Which of the following could be caused by moving ice but NOT by moving water or wind?

Effects of things on other things.

Movement of the Earth's crust, resulting in a violent shaking of the ground.

Relating to the whole world.

Measurement of a large or small area.

The continuation theory of continents drifting & plates moving.

Which of the following land features would take the longest amount of time to change?

Which geoscience process is most likely to represent the smallest scale of space & time?

Flow of energy & cycling of matter measured by geologic time scales; involves large areas.

Which of the following land features would take the longest amount of time to change?

Which events would provide evidence of the greatest variation in the scale of time & space?

Flow of energy & cycling of matter measured in a day, month, a few years; involves small areas.

Example of a large-scale geoscience process

A change to Earth's surface cause by a gradual process that is interrupted by a rapid event.

A geologic process that develops slowly but has a sudden catastrophic event.

So small that it can only be seen with a microscope.