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100
The breaking down of rock on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
100
Wind and water can carry sand and small pieces of rock to new locations. True or False
What is True?
100
Volcanoes change Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
What is quickly?
100

The difference between weathering and erosion is: a. weathering causes a quick change in landforms and erosion causes a slow change in landforms. b. weathering breaks rocks into sediments and erosion moves sediment from one place to another.

What is B?

100

Lots of water from a storm that destroys property

What is a flood?

200

Storms that start with a thunderstorm

What are Tornados and Hurricanes?

200

A cloud is made up of tiny __________________

What is drops of water or ice?

200
Weathering changes Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
What is slowly?
200

How can people stop runoff from eroding soil?

What is a levee?

200
Gigantic formations of ice that do not completely melt over the course of a year.
What is a glacier?
300
The process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to a new place.
What is erosion?
300

Wind and water can remove rocks from a place.  What is this process called?

What is erosion?

300
Erosion can change the shape of the land faster than a volcano can. True or False.
What is False?
300
Name a difference between weathering and erosion.
What is weathering makes things smaller, and erosion moves it?
300

Name three things that causes weathering and erosion

What is a wind, water, waves, ice?

400
Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land.
What are glaciers?
400

The Earth's surface moves and shake.  What is happening

What is an Earthquake?

400
Water can weather rock by: A. eroding soil B. by freezing and melting
What is freezing and melting?
400

A ______________ is a mountain or hill with an opening that allows hot lava, ash, and gases to erupt from the Earth.

What is a volcano?

400

Storm that starts over the water

What is a hurricane?

500

Area that has no water

What is a drought?

500

Which does a meteorologist study

A. meteors

B. map

C. weather

What is weather?

500
Landslides are quick changes to the land. They can be caused by: A. magma and rain B. gravity and rain
What is gravity and rain?
500

A ___________ is a very strong snowstorm with lots of blowing snow and strong winds that make it hard to see, usually meaning you should stay inside and stay safe during one.

What is blizzard?

500

What is the hot substance inside a volcano called

What are magma?