Rock that is melted and flows onto Earth's surface
What is lava?
200
The sudden movement of rocks on Earth's crust.
What is an earthquake?
200
I drop or deposit small bits of rock when I slow down.
What is wind?
200
This is what forms when two plates separate. It is higher than a hill.
What is a mountain?
200
This is a mass of land that is surrounded by water
What is an island?
300
Used to put your food on, this is a name for large pieces of earth's crust that move apart or together.
What are tectonic plates?
300
The rapid movement of rocks and soil down a hill.
What is a landslide?
300
I am the movement of weathered rock.
What is erosion?
300
This is what you call wide, flat land.
What is a plain?
300
This is the name for the land that lies at the bottom of the ocean.
What is an ocean floor?
400
What you call lava when it oozes out of a volcano.
What is magma?
400
The book we read in class about earthquakes/
What is the magic school bus?
400
When rocks are dropped off or moved.
What is deposition?
400
a deep valley with steep sides. It's a huge opening in the earth.
What is a canyon?
400
This is what lies underneath the ocean at the edge of a continent.
What is a continental shelf?
500
This is what you call the action of when ash, rock, and gases spew out.
What is an eruption?
500
What you call the edge of two plates meeting up with each other.
What is a fault?
500
This scenario is an example of:
Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone.
What is weathering?
500
An area of land that is almost completely surrounded by water. The land is surrounded by three sides of water. The state of Florida is an example of this.
What is a peninsula.
500
This is what happens when water rises over the banks or sides of a river.