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 one state where an earthquake is likely to occur.
California, Hawaii, Alaska
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?
A delta is an area of new land and it would be found at the mouth of a river. It is formed from sediments carried by the river.
200
Name one way humans control the flow of water.
What is dams, levees, and storm drains
200
What is a wall-like structure that traps sand and small rocks?
What is a jetty.
200
The ________ ___ _____ is an area of the world where a majority of volcanos are located.
What is the ring of fire.
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 breaks the waves so the force of the wave will not erode the sand.
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
Do earthquakes occur underwater?
Yes and they cause huge tidal waves
300
How are glaciers destructive?
They are large slow moving pieces of ice that erode everything in their path
300
How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?
What is they were formed when a plate moves over a hot spot.
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
Are volcanos constructive or destructive and why?
They are both...... answers may vary
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 a seismograph?
What is to measure the strength of 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 U.S. famous landform was created from water erosion due to the Colorado River?
What is the Grand Canyon.
500
Are earthquakes constructive or destructive and why?
What is they are both.... explanations may vary