a scientist that studies and researches earthquakes and volcanoes
What is a seismologist?
100
an instrument used to measure and record details of earthquakes
What is a seismograph?
200
As the lava cools it creates new land
What is a volcano?
200
breaks apart the land
What is an earthquake?
200
when waves pick up sand particles and move them along the shore
What is beach erosion?
200
a scientist that studies and researches weathering, erosion & deposition
What is a geologist?
200
melted rock found beneath Earth's surface
What is magma?
300
the process of dropping rock and sediment in new places
What is deposition?
300
the process of breaking or changing of rock
What is weathering?
300
is created when 2 faults push against each other
What is a mountain?
300
where two tectonic plates meet
What are faults?
300
most of Earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur along these
What are tectonic plate boundaries?
400
a force that creates a mountain
What is a fault?
400
the process by which the surface of the Earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds & waves
What is erosion?
400
fan-shaped land forms created by rivers that slow down and deposit sediment
What is a delta?
400
the Ring of Fire is located here
What is the Pacific Ocean?
400
I am a deep valley with steep sides found mainly throughout the Southwest United States. The grandest and largest of my kind is found in Arizona carved by the Colorado River. I am ________
What is the Grand Canyon?
500
a force that drops sand in dunes across the desert
What is deposition?
500
can also cause tsunamis
What are earthquakes?
500
a river that weathers and erodes rock creates this
What is a canyon?
500
this fault is one of the most well-known and is located in CA
What is the San Andreas Fault?
500
I am long, narrow pile of sand that helps protect the main land from wave erosion. Rather than being moved by wind, the sand that creates me is moved by the ocean currents. I am _____.