Layers of the Earth
Lovable Landforms
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Weathering & Erosion
3rd Grade Trivia
100
The outer and thinnest layer of Earth is this
What is the crust?
100
Landforms are solid features formed on this layer of Earth
What is the crust?
100
Volcanoes begin deep within this layer of Earth where magma forms
What is the mantle?
100
When this freezes, it can break open a rock, causing weathering
What is water?
100
This classmate recently got stitches
Who is Elsa?
200
The middle, and thickest layer of the Earth that flows like oozing toothpaste is this
What is the mantle?
200
This is the main force in shaping landforms
What is moving water?
200
Volcanoes and earthquakes can cause changes on Earth's surface rapidly, true or false
What is true?
200
This can carry soil away from hilly farm fields
What is rain (or moving water)?
200
This was the name of the police dog who visited us last month
Who is Echo?
300
The innermost layer of Earth, made up of metal
What is the core?
300
This forms when water slows enough to fill up an area
What is a lake?
300
These waves from an earthquake can travel back and forth, and up and down along Earth's surface
What are vibrations?
300
This can cause a rockslide - the erosion or quick movement of rocks down a hillside or mountain
What is gravity?
300
This is the number of field trips the third graders have taken so far this year
What is 3?  (The Dairy Farm, the theater in Augusta, and RPSEC)
400
This is the hottest layer of Earth at approximately 11,000 degrees.
What is the core?
400
This is a low, narrow area on the crust formed by a slowly moving river
What is a valley?
400
As lava cools, it hardens to become igneous rock and forms this
What is new crust?
400
This is the main thing that causes erosion in dry regions
What is sand particles blowing against rocks?
400
This is the number of children that Mrs. Brannon has
What is 3?  (Nick, Josh, and Allainna)
500
These are the two types of rock that make up the mantle
What are igneous and metamorphic rocks?
500
This landform is a large, mostly flat area
What is a plain?
500
Before magma escapes through the central vent, it collects in large pockets called this
What is a magma chamber?
500
A tree's roots breaking rocks apart causes this process to happen
What is weathering?
500
This is the number of pets Mrs. Jordan has
What is zero?
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