Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Weathering and Erosion
Misc.
100
What do you call a mountain made of lava, ash, or other materials from eruptions?
What is a volcano.
100
What do you call molten rock under Earth's surface?
What is magma.
100
Name the four layers of Earth.
What is crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.
100
List three ways landforms change?
What is through weathering, erosion, and plants growing into cracks of a cliff.
100

What is a delta and where would you find one?

in the water idiot

200
all the kinds of landforms in a certain place
What is topography
200
What is a wall-like structure that traps sand and small rocks?
What is a jetty.
200
Earth’s crust and uppermost mantle are divided into sections, called plates. How many major plates are there?
What is 10.
200
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Erosion is the process of moving sediment by wind, moving water, or ice. Weathering is the process of wearing away rocks by natural means.
200

How does a jetty help protect a beach?

it prevents the current and waves from carrying away the sand idiot

300
What do you call a break in Earth's crust?
What is a fault.
300
What do you call a natural land shape or feature?
What is a landform.
300
Where is the greatest amount of damage likely to occur during an earthquake?
What is directly above the focus.
300
Water can change not only landforms on Earth’s surface but also features underground. Name one way water can affect landforms underground?
What is a sinkhole. Water can cause underground erosion which causes caves to form. The roof of a cave collapses due to the weight of material above it. If the cave is near the surface, a large hole, called a sinkhole, may suddenly open.
300

How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?

What is they were formed when a plate moves over a hot spot idiot

400
What do you call a hill of sand, made and shaped by the wind?
What is a sand dune.
400
What do you call a movement of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in Earth's crust?
What is an earthquake.
400
Which of Earth's layers contains soft areas where plates float?
What is the mantle.
400
Erosion can cause lanslides. How do landslides occur?
Landslides occur after heavy rains or earthquakes. They occur on mountainsides or on hills.
400
Why would a scientist use GPS technology?
What is to measure the movement of faults during an earthquake.
500
What are deep valleys with steep sides?
What is a canyon
500
What is the process of wearing away rocks by natural means?
What is weathering.
500
What causes both earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?
What is plate movement.
500
What famous landform was created from deposition?
What is the Mississippi River Delta.
500
How are canyons formed? What is the name of one major canyon found in the United States?
What is they are formed from water erosion. An example is the Grand Canyon.
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