Vocabulary
Earthquakes
Volcanos
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Atmosphere
100
a crack in Earth' crust
What is a fault
100
What are Earth's three main layers?
What is crust, mantle, core?
100
volcano with steep sides. Eruptions are ash and rock
What is cinder cone?
100
when matter changes from a gas to a liquid
What is condensation?
100
Atmosphere is
layer of gases around Earth
200
A large section of the outer mantle that slowly moves
What is plate
200
What might have happened to make the rocks on one side higher?
plates shifted and pulled apart?
200
A volcano that is wide with gently sloping sides, eruptions are liquid lava
What is shield cone?
200
Water vapor in the air
What is humidity?
200
Name the 3 types of clouds
cumulus, status, cirrus
300
Melted rock beneath the Earth's surface
What is magma
300
What is a fault?
a crack in the crust where rocks slip past each other
300
Cone shaped volcano that is very tall. Eruptions are violent
What is composite?
300
The layer of gasses around Earth
atmosphere
300
What clouds would you want to have on a day you plan to have a picnic?
What is cumulus or cirrus?
400
Melted rock that flows from a volcano
What is lava
400
How does an earthquake occur?
rock suddenly moves along a fault, sending shock waves through the ground?
400
How is the size of a composite volcano different from a cinder cone?
a composite is a lot taller than a cinder cone
400
the place where different air masses meet
What is front?
400
Why does the Midwest often have cold, dry winters?
What is air mass moves south across the midwest?
500
A mountain or hill on Earth's crust through which lava, gas, and ashes can erupt
What is volcano
500
Mountains form when?
plates push against each other
500
The major difference between lava and magma
What is magma is below the surface and Lava has reached the surface
500
When matter changes from a liquid to a gas.
What is evaporation?
500
water or ice that falls from clouds
What is precipitation
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