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Scales of Change on Earth's Surface (TCI)
Scales of Change on Earth's Surface (TCI)
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1
An example of a small scale change is __________
a landslide covering houses in mud.
an earthquake causing a cliff to fall into the ocean.
a volcano erupting and depositing lava around it.
a wave rubbing sand against a rock, weathering it.
2
Flash floods are caused by __________.
landslides
heavy rainfall
tornadoes
earthquakes
3
Mountain ranges are formed over hundreds of millions of years through the process of _________.
weathering
uplift
deposition
erosion
4
Landslides may be caused by __________, which may ____________.
wildfires; burn away trees holding soil in place
earthquakes; move unstable ground
strong winds; push lots of soil downhill
high temperatures; decrease the amount of water in the soil, destabilizing
5
What is an asteroid?
A huge chunk of ice that travels through the whole solar system.
Any rock in orbit around the Earth.
A chunk of rock the size of a mountain in orbit around the sun.
Anything that falls from space and hits the Earth.
6
The natural processes that happen now have always happened and will continue to happen. This idea is called ________.
uniformitarianism
constantism
sameness
unvaryism
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How are sand dunes formed?
A large flood leaves the sand behind in wave shapes.
The ground beneath the dunes is already shaped like hills.
Eroded sand is carried by the wind and deposited.
Beetles walk across the sand and it forms big ripples.
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When rock is broken down in place it is called _________, but if material is removed, it is called _________.
reacting; deposition
breaking; transportation
sanding; sedimentation
weathering; erosion
9
What is a hoodoo?
a type of mushroom cap
a legendary goblin native to Utah
a religious artifact
a type of unusual rock formation
10
In which way do continents NOT change?
Waves erode rock and change the shape of coastlines.
Forces underneath the crust cause uplift.
Gravity pulls the crust inward, causing depressions.
They move about 1-3 cm/year.
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What is the difference between magma and lava?
Magma is solid rock and lava is molten rock.
Magma is below ground and lava is above ground.
Magma is molten rock and lava is solid rock.
There is no difference.
12
Changes to Earth’s surface happen at _______ time scales and _______ spatial scales.
all; all
only slow; only small
only fast; only small
only fast; large and small
13
Which of the following catastrophic events can last the longest?
landslide
volcanic eruption
flash flood
earthquake
14
When rock is broken down in place it is called _________, but if material is removed, it is called _________.
sanding; sedimentation
breaking; transportation
reacting; deposition
weathering; erosion
15
Sandstone is formed by __________.
stone being eroded by sand over millions of years
sand being deposited in layers that are compacted together
chemical weathering of limestone
uplift of deep crustal rock to the surface
