Volcanoes
Vocabulary Words 1
Vocabulary Words 2
Earthquakes/Erosion
Information about Earth
100

This is a hole or crack in the ground

volcano

100

Means to move smoothly or slide along

glide

100

The planet that we live on

Earth

100

What causes Earthquakes?

Plates moving and shaking

100

What is the top layer of Earth

crust

200

The hot melted rock

magma

200

A shape that is like a ball

sphere

200

 rising or falling sharply, at an incline

steep

200

These two things cause erosion

wind and water

200

How many continents are on Earth

7

300

Many volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean is called this

The Ring Of Fire

300

Means happening very fast and without warning

suddenly
300

A piece of land surrounded on all sides by water

Island

300

This can be built to prevent erosion from removing sand from the beach

a Seawall

300

This was the name of the land where all continents were together

Pangea

400

This forms when magma cools

rock

400

The outside of anything

surface

400

burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, decomposition, excessive internal pressure, or other process, typically scattering fragments widely.

explode

400

These sheets of ice move rock and soil down mountains

glaciers

400

This is the center of the Earth, full of magma

Core

500

One volcano has erupted 39 times is located in which state?

Hawaii

500

Means to shape by cutting

carved

500

is a volcano which is either erupting or is likely to erupt in the future

active

500
How can an Earthquake change the Earth?

breaking hillsides apart and opening cracks in the ground

500

These are parts of the crust that can crack and move

plates

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