Geological Forces
True or false: Land does not change over time?
What is false.
________________is the process by which earth’s surface is broken down into smaller pieces.
What is weathering.
___________ are huge pieces of ice that slowly move.
What is glaciers.
____________ are sudden, violent shaking of the ground caused by movement of giant plates in the earth's crust .
What is earthquakes.
Name one type of energy.
What is heat or light or sound or electricity.
Geology is the study of ______________________.
What is the Earth and the forces that shape it.
______________ is when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces through weathering.
What is abrasion.
True or false: Erosion from glacial melt occurs quickly.
What is false.
The magnitude of earthquakes is measured with an instrument called a ______________.
What is seismograph.
What is an example of a pulley.
What is flag pole or window blinds....
_________________ are natural occurrences that shape the way that land looks on earth.
What is geological forces.
What is the process of moving things from one place to another?
What is erosion.
______________ occur when land, mud, and rocks slide down a slope.
What is landslides.
_____________ are openings on Earth's surface that allows molten rock.
What is volcanoes.
What are the three Rs?
What is reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Name one geological force.
What is weathering or erosion or glacial melt or landslides or earthquakes or volcanoes.
__________ means to deposit things somewhere else.
What is deposition.
Landslides are an example of __________ change.
What is quick or fast.
Volcanoes are openings on Earth's surface that allows molten rock, called _____________.
What is magma.
What is a long, sturdy body that rests on a support ?
What is lever.
Name one geological force.
What is weathering or erosion or glacial melt or landslides or earthquakes or volcanoes.
What national park was created by weathering and erosion?
What is the Grand Canyon.
Landslides are caused by ________________.
What is heavy rains or earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
Volcanoes consist of six main parts: layers of lava/ash, magma, vent, crater, lava, and____________.
What is ash cloud.
A lever is a long, sturdy body that rests on a support called a _____________.
What is fulcrum