Lesson 1:
Earth's
Landforms
Lesson 2:
Plate
Tectonics
Lesson 3:
Volcanoes
Lesson 4:
Earthquakes
Lesson 5:
Shaping Earth's Surface
100
A physical feature on Earth's surface.
What is landform.
100
A scientist who studies the structure and history of Earth.
What is geologist.
100
An opening in Earth's crust out of which magma flows.
What is volcano.
100
The sudden movement of Earth's crust.
What is earthquake.
100
The movement of pieces of weathered rock from one place to another.
What is erosion.
200
Which layer of the Earth consists of gases around and above Earth?
What is atmosphere.
200
A crack in Earth's crust.
What is fault.
200
A material that comes up through Earth's surface and hardens.
What is lava.
200
A measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
What is magnitude.
200
Acid rain causes which type of weathering?
What is chemical weathering.
300
Trenches, rift valleys, and abyssal plains are all features of….
What is ocean floor.
300
What theory supports the idea that the continents are constantly moving?
What is continental drift.
300
An unmoving pool of magma below Earth's crust.
What is hotspot.
300
A giant wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean.
What is tsunami.
300
Gravity, wind, and running water are all causes of….
What is erosion.
400
Describe a beach.
What is the land along the edge of a body of water.
400
The force that occurs when plates are pushed together.
What is compression.
400
A volcano built by thick lava that is thrown high into the air and falls as chunks or cinders.
What is cinder-cone volcano.
400
The place where Earth's slipping motion begins.
What is earthquake's focus.
400
Pollution causes which type of weathering?
What is chemical weathering.
500
Name Earth's 5 layers.
What is crust, mantle, core, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.
500
The force that twists, tears, or pushes one part of the crust past another.
What is shear
500
Volcanoes tend to erupt at places where….
What is one plate moves under another.
500
The place on the surface that is directly above the focus.
What is epicenter of an earthquake.
500
What can people do to protect beaches from erosion?
What is put up fencing, plant grasses, and build a water barricade that will help hold the sand in place and slow the water down.
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