Plates and Things
May the Forces be with you
Earth's surface
Landforms
What happens when?
100
A section of the lithosphere is called
What is plate
100
When the magma is released during a volcanic eruption it is no longer magma but
What is lava
100
_________ are cracks in Earth's lithosphere where rock has shifted
What is fault
100
the best type of soil for planting
What is Topsoil
100
When plates move on top of each other, magma is pushed up
What is a volcano
200
Earth's plates move
What is slowly
200
the hot liquid substance within a volcano is called
What is magma
200
when plates jerk into position what happens
What is earthquake
200
what happens when plates suddenly jerk into new positions
What is earthquake
300
The lithosphere covers all the
What is Earth
300
Constructive forces build
What is mountains and valleys
300
the movement of materials away from a place is called
What is erosion
300
when wind picks up large amounts of sand and moves it from one place to another place what is formed
What is sand dunes
300
what happens when there is a violent earthquake under the ocean
What is tsunami
400
Like an egg, the earth has how many layers
What is three
400
these forces tear down or wear away Earth's features
What is destructive forces
400
the natural land features on Earth's surface
What is landforms
400
the materials that make up new landforms
What is sediments
400
what happens when a volcano erupts and releases lava
What is rocks are formed, new land forms and ash
500
The hard outer part of the earth is called
What is crust
500
These forces build new features on Earth's surface
What is constructive forces
500
the main force for erosion is
What is gravity
500
the process of laying down material, such as rocks and soil
What is deposition
500
what happens when an explosion, strong winds or earthquakes occur on a snowy mountain
What is an avalanche
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