Earthquakes and Glaciers Change Land, Read and Compare

Turn over a sand timer and talk about things that happen before the sand runs out and things that take years. Ask your child to give one fast and one slow change before each sort. Check each page with the answer key.

Compare an earthquake that shakes the ground in minutes with a glacier that slowly carves a valley. A landslide happens when rocks and soil slide down a hill. The directions on the page read: Read the passage. Then, turn the page, fill in the compare chart and answer the questions. On page 2: Fill in boxes 1 to 6 of the compare chart with words from the passage. Then, circle the letter of the best answer for question 7 and write the answers to questions 8 and 9 on the lines. The answer key covers the questions on page 2.

Yes, both. We made it for 2nd Grade Earth and water, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with Earth changes and time. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

A fast change happens in minutes or hours. An earthquake shakes the ground for seconds or minutes, a landslide sends rocks and soil down a hill in minutes and a flash flood can rush in within an hour.

A slow change takes many, many years. A river can take millions of years to carve a canyon, wind and sand slowly wear a hole through rock to make an arch, and a glacier can take thousands of years to carve a valley (2-ESS1-1).

Yes. All 4 Earth changes sheets have an answer key.