Earth Changes (1)
Earth changes can happen ________ or _________.
What is quickly or slowly?
Tornadoes are an example of a _______ change.
What is a fast change?
Erosion can happen _______ or ________.
What is quickly or slowly?
I am a large body of fresh water. I flow into another body of water such as even another body of water like me. My water comes from rain, snow melting on a mountain, or even a mountain lake. I can be liquid or solid. What am I?
What is a river?
Water near the equator is always found in a _____ state.
What is a liquid state?
Continental drift is a ______ change.
What is a slow change?
The formation of the Grand Canyon was a _______ change.
What is a slow change?
During our sandcastle experiment we saw the effects of _________ and _________ on our sandcastles.
What is wind and water?
I am the largest of all bodies of water on Earth. Rainwater mixes with minerals from rocks, runs off the land, and flows into me. The minerals make my water salty. What am I?
What is an ocean?
Water found near the poles is found in a ______ state.
What is a solid state?
Tsunami is a __________ change.
What is a fast change?
Changes that you cannot see in your lifetime are called _____ changes.
What are slow changes?
Erosion is_________. (Provide definition)
What is the movement of Earth materials over Earth’s surface? (any other plausible answer)
I am a large body of fresh water surrounded by land, but I could surround an island. My water is still, but may have small waves and plants growing only in my top layers. I can be liquid in the summer and solid in the winter. What am I?
What is a lake?
The Hudson River is mostly liquid/always liquid/always solid.
What is mostly liquid?
Hurricanes and volcanic eruptions are _________ changes.
What are fast changes?
Changes you can see in your lifetime are called ______ changes.
What are fast changes?
Water erosion happens faster/slower than wind erosion
What is faster?
I am slow moving. It takes me many years to form. You can find me near the North and South Poles or even at the tops of very high mountains. I am made of solid water. What am I?
What is a glacier?
The oceans near the equator are always liquid/ mostly liquid/ always solid.
What is always liquid?
Mountain formation is an example of a _______ change.
What is a slow change?
Provide an example of a slow shoreline change
What is erosion?
What is wind, water, or ice?
I am a small body of fresh water. My water is very calm. I have a lot of plants and animals living in me. My plants can grow from my bottom up to the surface. I can be skated on in the winter if it’s cold enough for ice to form on my surface. What am I?
What is a pond?
Glaciers are made of up of liquid/solid water.
What is solid water?