STEMscopes Geoscience Processes

What type of landform is caused by geochemical reactions?

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

The continuation theory of continents drifting & plates moving

Effects of things on other things.

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

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

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

A mass of earth or rock sliding down a mountain

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

Example of a large-scale geoscience process

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

Measurement of a large or small area

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

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

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

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

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

Relating to the whole world.

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

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