Natural Disasters
Rapid and Slow Changes
Human Impact
Spheres
Landforms
100
What weather conditions will you experience during a hurricane?
High winds, flooding, power outages
100
What causes the sharp point of a mountain to become smooth and rounded?
erosion and weathering
100
What would happen if toxic chemicals were dumped into a pond?
the fish could be harmed or die
100
What is the hydrosphere?
All water found on, under, and over earth
100
What does a plain look like?
FLAT
200
What causes an earthquake?
When two of Earth's plates push together
200
What caused the rocks to look like this?
weathering
200
What can happen when using pesticides on farm crops?
water could become polluted
200
What is the atmosphere?
Gases that surround the earth
200
What landform is this?
Canyon
300
What makes a hurricane stronger?
heat and moisture
300
What will erode first?
beach
300
What happens is we cut down all the trees in the world?
Carbon would be released into the atmosphere- greenhouse effect
300
When a canyon is forming which two of Earths spheres interact?
hydrosphere and geosphere
300
What is in between mountians?
Valley
400
What weather condition is described?
-Strong winds in circular pattern
-Flooding
-Stay away from coastal regions and board up window
hurricane
400
The pattern of a river's flow should be observed for how long?
days,weeks,months,years
Years
400
Why do we treat our water before drinking it?
to remove harmful substances
400
How does the hydrosphere and atmosphere interact?
Water in the hydrosphere evaporates and becomes water vapor in the atmosphere- part of the water cycle
400
In a model a fan is blowing a box of sand. If the sand represents sand dunes, what would the fan represent?
wind
500
What can cause soil runoff?
Heavy rains
500
What are four examples of rapid change?
Volcanic eruption, earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, avalanches
500
How could we decrease the amount of trash thrown away?
Recycle
500
What are the 4 spheres of the earth?
Atmosphere,biosphere,geosphere,hydrosphere
500
What would happen to the height of a mountain that experiences strong winds?
Over time it would become shorter