Vocabulary
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
A _____ is a water that flows over land this is usually dry.
1. magma
2. flood
3. glacier
2. flood
A _____ is a mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust.
1. landform
2.volcano
3. earthquake
2. Volcano
Which event can be caused by heavy rain?
1. flood
2. earthquake
3. drought
1. flood
Weathering usually happens so ______ that you do not notice it.
1.slowly
2.quickly
1.slowly
Melted rock that flows onto land is called _____.
1.magma
2.lava
3. flood
2. lava
An _____ is a sudden movement of the rocks that make up Earth's crust.
1.earthquake
2.volcano
3.erosion
1. earthquake
Which of the following does NOT change Earth's surface QUICKLY?
1.volcano
2.earthquake
3.landslide
4.glacier
4. glacier
What causes weathering?
1. running water
2.wind
3.temperature changes
4.all of the above
4. all of the above
A mass of ice that moves slowly across the land is called ______.
1.continent
2.glacier
3. magma
2. glacier
A feature of land on Earth's surface is called a _____.
1.weathering
2.volcano
3.landform
3. landform
Oceans are large bodies of....
1.saltwater
2.freashwater
3.ecosystems
2. saltwater
All of the following can cause weathering to rocks EXCEPT....
1.ice
2.wind
3.light
4.plants
3.light
The seven great areas of land on Earth are called _____.
1.magma
2.glacier
3.continents
3. continents
______ is the wearing away and movement of weathered rocks.
1.earthquake
2. weathering
3. erosion
3. Erosion
Which of the following is NOT a landform?
1.canyon
2.mountains
3.interstate
4.peninsula
3. interstate
The Grand Canyon was formed by...
1. weathering
2. erosion
3. deposition
2. erosion
Melted rock that is found in the mantle and core is called _____.
1.magma
2.lava
3.flood
1. Magma
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is called _____.
1. earthquake
2.weathering
3. erosion
2. weathering
Which of the following lists the Earth's layers in order, starting from the surface?
1.core, crust, mantle
2.crust, mantle, core
3.crust, core, mantle
2. crust, mantle, core
How can ice cause weathering?
1.magic
2.water gets in the cracks and freezes causing it to expand
3.Ice is too heavy
2. water gets in the cracks and freezes causing it to expand