Blue
What are the places called where pieces of the Earth move?
Faults
What is the middle layer of the earth called?
The Mantle
What is the center and hottest layer of the Earth called?
The Inner Core
What is the outer and thinnest layer of the Earth called?
The Crust
What is the process of dropping sediment and rocks in a new location called?
Deposition
What is the process of moving rocks from one place to another called?
Erosion
What is the process in which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces of sand, sediment, and soil called.
Weathering
What are the rigid blocks that make up the Earths crust called?
Plates
What is the opening in the Earth's crust through which lava flows?
Volcanoes
What is hot, soft rock from the mantle called?
Magma
What is the shaking of the ground from energy released in the crust called?
Earthquake
What are the two different types of volcanoes called?
Cone and Shield Volcanoes
Why is the inner core solid?
Great pressure at the center of the Earth.
Why are rocks at the bottom of a mountain rounder than the rocks at the top?
They have tumbled and hit each other, making each other smooth (Weathering and Erosion)
Why are some volcanoes shaped like a shield?
They are made from runny, thin lava that spreads out widely
Where are most of the world's volcanoes found?
Around the coast surrounding the Pacific Ocean (Ring of Fire)
What causes landslides?
Slope of 35 degrees or greater and rain.
What are some ways rocks can be broken into smaller pieces? (Weathering)
Water, Ice, Heat, Wind
What is the difference between exploding and non-exploding volcanoes?
Exploding volcanoes have thick lava that traps gases, causing pressure to build until it explodes.
Non-exploding volcanoes have thin lava that oozes out slowly.
How do you know if it is possible for a volcano to grow and erupt where you live?
Volcanoes grow and erupt near the Ring of Fire and along the coast.