changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=changes&did=1141" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1141,'change');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Changes on changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth
Our changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=planet&did=772" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,772,'planet');return false;" style="color:#009000;">planet is constantly changing. These changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=changes&did=1141" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1141,'change');return false;" style="color:#009000;">changes can occur over short or long periods of changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=time&did=924" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,924,'time');return false;" style="color:#009000;">time and can be caused by natural processes or human activities. There are several key types of changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=changes&did=1141" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1141,'change');return false;" style="color:#009000;">changes that occur on changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth:
changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=weathering&did=809" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,809,'weathering');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Weathering and changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=erosion&did=807" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,807,'erosion');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Erosion: The breaking down and wearing away of changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=rocks&did=792" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,792,'rock');return false;" style="color:#009000;">rocks and changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=land&did=1518" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1518,'land');return false;" style="color:#009000;">land by natural changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=forces&did=1087" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1087,'force');return false;" style="color:#009000;">forces such as changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=wind&did=205" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,205,'wind');return false;" style="color:#009000;">wind, changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=water&did=802" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,802,'water');return false;" style="color:#009000;">water, and changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=ice&did=808" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,808,'ice');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ice.
changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=volcanic+eruptions&did=1786" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1786,'volcanic eruptions');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Volcanic Eruptions: The release of lava, changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=gases&did=796" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,796,'gases');return false;" style="color:#009000;">gases, and ash from a volcano, which can reshape the changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth%27s+surface&did=811" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,811,'earth\'s surface');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth's surface.
changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earthquakes&did=1377" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1377,'earthquakes');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earthquakes: Sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth%27s+surface&did=811" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,811,'earth\'s surface');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth's surface.
changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=plate+tectonics&did=793" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,793,'plate tectonics');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Plate Tectonics: The movement of the changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth%27s&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth'schanges-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=lithosphere&did=1241" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1241,'lithosphere');return false;" style="color:#009000;">lithosphere (the outer shell of the changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth) caused by the changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=motion&did=1088" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1088,'motion');return false;" style="color:#009000;">motion of tectonic plates.
changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=climate+change&did=1595" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1595,'climate change');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Climate Change: Long-term shifts in changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=temperature&did=203" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,203,'temperature');return false;" style="color:#009000;">temperature, changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=precipitation&did=207" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,207,'precipitation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">precipitation, and other changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=climate&did=786" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,786,'climate');return false;" style="color:#009000;">climate patterns on changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth.
changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=deforestation&did=1084" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1084,'deforestation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Deforestation: The clearing of changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=forests&did=782" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,782,'forests');return false;" style="color:#009000;">forests for changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=agriculture&did=912" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,912,'agriculture');return false;" style="color:#009000;">agriculture, logging, or urban development, leading to habitat loss and changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=changes&did=1141" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1141,'change');return false;" style="color:#009000;">changes in local changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystems.
changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=urbanization&did=1759" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1759,'urbanization');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Urbanization: The changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=growth&did=886" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,886,'growth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">growth of cities and urban areas, often leading to changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=changes&did=1141" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1141,'change');return false;" style="color:#009000;">changes in changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=land&did=1518" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1518,'land');return false;" style="color:#009000;">land use, changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=pollution&did=1085" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1085,'pollution');return false;" style="color:#009000;">pollution, and loss of natural habitats.
changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=pollution&did=1085" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1085,'pollution');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Pollution: The release of harmful substances into the changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=air&did=861" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,861,'air');return false;" style="color:#009000;">air, changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=water&did=802" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,802,'water');return false;" style="color:#009000;">water, or changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=soil&did=1187" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1187,'soil');return false;" style="color:#009000;">soil, leading to environmental degradation and changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=health&did=1758" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1758,'health');return false;" style="color:#009000;">health risks.
changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=resource+extraction&did=1760" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1760,'resource extraction');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Resource Extraction: The removal of changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=natural+resources&did=788" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,788,'natural resources');return false;" style="color:#009000;">natural resources such as changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=oil&did=1291" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1291,'oil');return false;" style="color:#009000;">oil, changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=gas&did=856" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,856,'gas');return false;" style="color:#009000;">gas, changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=minerals&did=810" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,810,'minerals');return false;" style="color:#009000;">minerals, and changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=water&did=802" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,802,'water');return false;" style="color:#009000;">water, impacting the changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth%27s+surface&did=811" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,811,'earth\'s surface');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth's surface and changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystems.
Study Guide
To understand the topic of "changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=changes&did=1141" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1141,'change');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Changes on changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth," it is important to explore the following concepts and questions:
What natural processes contribute to changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=changes&did=1141" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1141,'change');return false;" style="color:#009000;">changes on changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth%27s+surface&did=811" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,811,'earth\'s surface');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth's surface?
How do human activities impact the changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=environment&did=923" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,923,'environment');return false;" style="color:#009000;">environment and contribute to changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=changes&did=1141" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1141,'change');return false;" style="color:#009000;">changes on changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth?
What are the potential consequences of environmental changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=changes&did=1141" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1141,'change');return false;" style="color:#009000;">changes for changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystems and human changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=populations&did=1078" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1078,'population');return false;" style="color:#009000;">populations?
What can be done to mitigate the negative impacts of human-induced changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=changes&did=1141" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1141,'change');return false;" style="color:#009000;">changes on changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth?
How can individuals and changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=communities&did=2717" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,2717,'communities');return false;" style="color:#009000;">communities contribute to the preservation and changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=conservation&did=913" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,913,'conservation');return false;" style="color:#009000;">conservation of the changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth%27s&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth'schanges-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=natural+resources&did=788" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,788,'natural resources');return false;" style="color:#009000;">natural resources?
By studying these concepts and questions, you will gain a deeper understanding of the dynamic and interconnected changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=systems&did=955" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,955,'systems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">systems that shape the changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=earth%27s+surface&did=811" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,811,'earth\'s surface');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth's surface and changes-on-earth/colorado-standards?dictionary=environment&did=923" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,923,'environment');return false;" style="color:#009000;">environment.
The student demonstrates an understanding of the forces that shape Earth by identifying and comparing a variety of Earth's land features (i.e., rivers, deltas, lakes, glaciers, mountains, valleys, and islands).