Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Earth's Layers and Tectonic plates
What is the order of the Earth's basic layers?
Core>Mantle>Crust
What is the largest continent?
Asia
Where is wind erosion most common?
Deserts
Which rock layer is the oldest?
The bottom layer
Why did we go the Petroglyphs National Monument?
Observing Landscapes
What are the Earthquake Safety procedures?
Drop, cover, and hold
Where is the South pole located?
Antarctica
What does water create when it flows downhill, over rocks?
Waterfall
What force helped create the Grand Canyon?
Erosion
What is molten rock called once it gets to the Earth's surface?
Lava
What is a Fault?
A crack in the Earth's surface.
What is the most integrated economy?
Economic unions
What is a large channel in soil formed by an erosion?
Gully
What is someone who studies fossils called?
A Paleontologist
True or False. Wind can move bigger pieces of rock than water.
False
The movement of tectonic plates can result in the creation of ?
Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Mountains.
What do political maps show us?
Government Boundaries
What can help the land from wind erosion?
Plants
What causes erosion?
Wind, water, ice, and gravity
What does it mean if you see a bunch of contour lines that are very close together?
That means there is a big elevation change in a very small area.
What is an extinct volcano?
Volcanoes that may never erupt again.
What is a reference map?
Topographic maps
What is it called when water flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground?
Runoff
What is one place that fossils of fish can be found?