MS-ESS2.A-2

Geo Process

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COMBINED RATING

3.6 Stars

TEACHERS (78)

3.8

STUDENTS (21816)

3.5

LENGTH

6 Minutes

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iPad Support

Description

Geological card shark! In this quiz game, you will learn about the processes our planet engages in over scales of time and space by reading and examining cards. Then you will use those same cards to answer a series of questions about geological processes. Conserve your limited hearts as you play by answering all 20 questions correctly before the timer runs out!

Vocabulary Words

mountain formation

erosion

deposition

sediment

erosion

continent movement

magma

metamorphism

landslide

eruption

earthquakes

water cycle

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Earth Processes: Scales of Time and Space. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9.

Main Concepts

Weathering, erosion, and deposition can create or modify a variety of landforms, including deltas, stream beds, valleys, canyons, caves, glacial valleys, beaches, cliffs, marshes, barrier islands, and mountains.

Weathering, erosion, and deposition are slow geologic processes.

Water is located in oceans, rivers, lakes, swamps, groundwater, aquifers, and ice.

The motion of continents occurs on a very slow time scale (approximately a few centimeters per year) .

The formation of ocean basins is a very slow geologic process.

The erosive power of water is proportional to its mass, speed, and volume.

Regional metamorphism of rock is a very slow geologic process.

Processes of weathering and erosion can occur over a very short or very long time scale.

Physical weathering, erosion, and deposition are geologic processes that occur on a local/regional scale.

Moving water is the most powerful agent of weathering and erosion on Earth.

Mountain formation is a very slow geologic process.

Mineral crystallization is a geologic process that occurs on a microscopic scale.

Landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes are geologic processes that occur on a local/regional scale.

Forces that affect the movement of water include gravity and wind.

Erosion is the transport of sediment and rock from one place to another.

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides are fast geologic processes.

Different geologic processes occur at different rates of time, from the scale of fractions of a second to billions of years.

Deposition is the settling of sediments that have been eroded to form a landmass.

Crystallization of magma is a very slow geologic process.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is erosion? How do rivers move large and small rocks? How is a landslide different from erosion?

After the Game

What geological processes have helped to form the area where you live? If you wanted to watch mountains form, how long would you have to wait? What geological process will you be able to observe during your life?

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