Slow and Rapid Changes
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Heather Morgan
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Science
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5th Grade
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2 plays
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Medium
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Multiple Choice
The photograph shows a canyon in northern Arizona. Which of these describes how this canyon was most likely formed? (5.7B)
Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls.
Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved.
Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon walls.
Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls.
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Multiple Choice
A wide U-shaped valley is shown in the photograph. This valley was most likely formed by-- (5.7B)
flash flooding
a glacier
a hurricane
melting snow
3.
Multiple Choice
The Grand Canyon is more than 400 km long and in some places almost 2 km deep. Which model best represents the main process that formed the Grand Canyon? (5.7B)
4.
Multiple Choice
A scientist was studying a type of event that occurred on Earth in various places within a 30-day period. The circles indicate where the events happened. The events being studied involved rapid changes to Earth's surface at the locations shown on the map. What type of event do the circles on the map most likely represent? (3.7B)
Landslides, because they are all located along ocean coastlines
Volcanoes, because they occur only near the equator
Earthquakes, because they occur on land and on the ocean floor
Floods, because heavy rains can make riverbeds deeper and create deltas
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Multiple Choice
weathering
deposition
erosion
landslide
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