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    changes to the landscape
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  • What can we do to stop changes caused by soil coming down a hill?
    plow curved rows
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  • What can we do to stop changes caused by large waves crashing onto the coast?
    add rocks
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  • What takes place when rain washes soil and rocks away?
    erosion
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  • What causes the weathering shown in the picture?
    heating and cooling
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  • The molten rock under the volcano is called ________.
    magma
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  • Which event can cause coastal erosion? (a. ocean waves b. planting trees c. building breakwater)
    ocean waves
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  • Landslide causes a _________ change to the Earth's surface.
    quick
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  • What takes place when hot lava, ash, and gas come out of a volcano?
    volcanic eruption
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  • What takes place when plant roots grow into a rock?
    weathering
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  • The quick movement of rocks or soil from higher to lower ground.
    landslide
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  • Slow changes take place over a __________ period of time.
    long
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  • What is weathering?
    Weathering is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
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  • It happens when too much water covers the land after heavy rainfall.
    flood
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  • The row of trees used to block wind is called ________.
    windbreak
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  • What causes slow changes and quick changes to the Earth's landscape? Give one example each
    slow changes - erosion and weathering; quick changes - volcanic eruption, landslide, flood, earthquake
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  • What causes the weathering shown in the picture?
    water freezing
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