Solutions
This straw material with a funny name is used to help prevent wind erosion.
What is straw wattles
These two important materials are major parts in slow changes in Earth's landscapes.
What are wind and water
a. sandbags
b. sticks
c. none of the above
What is a. sandbags.
What are quick changes to Earth's surfaces?
A. Earthquakes
B. Volcanoes
C. Floods
D. All of the above
What D all of the above.
A volcano is located in this area of Montana
What is Yellowstone National Park
What can be used on a beach to prevent erosion?
a. sea wall
b. beach grass
c. all of the above
What is c. all of the above.
This is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
What is weathering
A flood is an example of earth changing what?
A. Quickly
B. Over time
C. Slowly
D. From a volcano
What is A, quickly
This quick change happens when lava erupts out and covers the surface.
What is a volcano?
This entire unit of science was to study changes in what.
What is Earth's Landscapes
This is a row of trees that helps block wind.
What is a windbreak
This is when wind or water carries rocks and soil to a new place
What is erosion
We use this material to prevent flood water entering our homes.
What are sandbags
This quick change causes a shake and sometimes cracks the Earth's surface.
What is an earthquake
This state is created by many volcanos
What is Hawaii
Why is it important for people to find solutions to prevent erosion?
A. Erosion protects our land
B. Erosion helps farmers get new land
C. Erosion can damage our land
What is C, erosion can damage our land.
True or false. You can see a slow change immediately.
Water can change the shape of rocks over time by?
A. Making the rock look darker when wet
B. Making the rock larger
C. Changing the color of the rocks
D. Breaking down the rocks into smaller pieces.
What is D, breaking down the rocks into smaller pieces.
What is least likely to cause a landslide?
A. An Earthquake
B. A heavy rain
C. A snowmelt
D. A volcano
What is C a snowmelt.
What does a geologist do?
What is they study land and rocks
A farmer is planning a windbreak to protect her crops. Which of the following should she not think when she makes a model?
A. How far apart to plant the trees
B. Where to plant the trees
C. Where to buy the trees
What is C. Where to buy the trees.
This slow change involving frozen water eroding land can be found where in Montana?
What is Glacier National Park
True or false. Montana has never had flooding or a landslide.
What is false.
Which describes a quick change?
A. A stone becoming smooth
B. A glacier flattening the land below
C. Dirt moving down a steep hill
What is C, dirt moving down a steep hill.
Montana has many different landscapes. Name 5 different types.
What is:
Mountains, plains, valleys, plateaus, rivers, lakes, hills, and canyons.