Parts of the Earth
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Weathering, Erosion and Deposition
Landforms
Mixed Bag
100
The inner core of the earth is made up of this metal.
What is Iron
100
The name of the machine used to measure earthquakes.
What is Seismograph
100
This is the process by which caves are formed.
What is Chemical weathering; Water eroding underground limestone.
100
This landform is created by waves breaking up and dissolving rock over time.
What is Sea Stacks
100
This type of rock is easily dissolved by acids.
What is Limestone
200
This process causes tectonic plates to move around on the surface of the earth.
What is Repeated heating and cooling of magma in the mantle.
200
Scientists use the shock waves from earthquakes to prove this about the core of the earth.
It is made of solid iron.
200
In our chemical weathering experiment, what happened to the pennies left in the vinegar and hydrogen peroxide?
The copper on the outside was dissolved off of the pennies.
200
This beautiful landform is created by wind erosion.
What is an Arch
200
This is the main difference between shield and composite volcanoes.
What is The viscosity of their magma.
300
This landform is created at divergent boundary points.
What is a Rift Valley
300
Among other things, volcanoes cause these three side effects.
What are Earthquakes, pollution, lightning storms
300
This type of physical weathering occurs when water gets into cracks in a rock, then freezes.
What is Frost wedging
300
This landmark in Southern Utah will not be standing in a few hundred years due to erosion.
What is Delicate Arch
300
The Name for the Boundary of the Pacific Plate, known for its many volcanoes.
What is The Ring of Fire
400
Though we have never drilled through it, compared to the other layers, this layer of earth is very thin.
What is Crust
400
Earthquakes have been known to trigger these two other natural disasters, among others.
What is Tsunamis, Landslides
400
This living thing can both prevent and cause erosion to occur.
What are Trees
400
Buttes and plateaus remain standing through erosion because of this.
What are Harder layers above softer layers of rock.
400
This subatomic particle has a negative charge.
What is Electron
500
This anomaly found in mountains is an example of proof that uplift really does occur.
What is “Stripes”; Salt Caves
500
The name of the volcano that destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii was this.
What is Mt. Vesuvius
500
When a volcano erupts, these three things are deposited elsewhere.
What is Rock, Ash, Lava
500
This landform is created by the build-up of rock, lava and ash over time.
What is Volcanic Mountain
500
SRHERS stands for this:
What is State the Problem Research Hypothesize Experiment Record and Analyze your Data State your Conclusion
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