NSES Content Standard D
Earth and Space Science: Changes in the Earth and sky Grades K-4, page 134 The surface of the earth changes. Some changes are due to slow processes,
such as erosion and weathering, and some changes are due to rapid processes
such as landslides, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
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Benchmark 4C The Physical Setting: Processes
that Shape the Earth
Grades 6-8, page 73
Some changes in the earth's surface are abrupt (such as earthquakes
and volcanic eruptions) while other changes happen very slowly (such as
uplift and wearing down of mountains). The earth's surface is shaped in
part by the motion of water and wind over very long times, which act to
level mountain ranges.