What is the sudden movement of rocks on Earth's crust?
earthquakes
100
What is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces called?erosion
erosion
100
What is rock that is melted and flows onto Earth's surface?
lava
100
What can a glacier pick up in its path?
trash, rocks, plants, etc.
200
What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
crust
200
What is it called when gravity pulls rocks and soil rapidly down a hillside?
landslide
200
What is the wearing away of rocks?
weathering
200
What is melted rock that is found beneath Earth's mantle and crust?
magma
200
What is NOT true: A: Earth's deepest layer is called the core? B: a trench is a canyon on the ocean floor? C: oceans are large bodies of salt water? D: more than half of Earth is covered by land?more than half the Earth is covered by land
more than half the Earth is covered by land
300
What is a mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust?
volcano
300
What is the volcano named that we learned about that erupted on May 18, 1980?
Mount St. Helens
300
What can cause a slow change to the Earth's surface? Hint: it is quite cold!
glacier
300
What are land features, such as plains, valleys, and mountains called?
landforms
300
What are the seven large land areas on Earth called?
continents
400
What is the layer right below the crust?
mantle
400
What is the state Mt. St. Helens was located in?
Washington
400
What happened to The very hairy's man hair in college - what did Mrs. Gapinski do to it?
it grew very long and was put into cornrows
400
What does not cause erosion? water, sunlight, glaciers, or wind
sunlight
400
If the land has 50% mountains - should you bring hiking shoes? Explain yourself.
yes - explanation
500
What landform can you compare the Grand Canyon to that is located on the ocean floor? BONUS: WHY?
Mariana Trench
500
Why can a volcano both destroy and create landforms?
Varying Answers
500
What is the name of the town Mrs. Gapinski grew up in? BONUS: SPELL IT!
Puyallup
500
*looking at the pie chart* you have 20% canyons, 30% plains, and 50% mountains: what would be three types of landforms you might see on your trip? BONUS: rank them from the type you will see the greatest number of, to the type you will see the least number of.
varying answers
500
How would you describe a mountain to someone - if it was an unfamiliar term to that person?