Rocks & Weathering
These rocks are smoother and smaller because they have been broken over time. (Hint: Rocks at the top of the mountain OR Rocks at the bottom of the mountain)
What are rocks at the bottom of a mountain?
Lava is a _____________
What is a liquid?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This natural Hazards happens when rocks and soil slide down a slope.
What is a landslide?
Liquid rock that flows from a volcano.
What is lava?
This process happens when rocks break into smaller pieces over time.
What is weathering?
This type of rock forms after lava cools.
What is basalt?
True or False: Volcanoes and earthquakes have similar patterns.
What is true?
Heavy rain can cause this hazard on steep hills.
What is a landslide?
A volcano with thin lava and gentle eruptions.
What is a shield volcano?
True or False: Mountains last forever.
What is false?
This is the type of rock that scientists can use as evidence to show a volcano may have existed long ago.
What is basalt?
This famous volcanic pattern circles the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Ring of Fire?
This is the best solution to preventing landslides:
A. Pick up loose rocks
B. Build a giant umbrella
C. Dig steps into the hill
What is C: Dig steps into the hill
A volcano with thick lava and explosive eruptions.
What is a cone volcano?
This type of wedging happens when water freezes in cracks and expands.
What is ice wedging?
This volcano has thick lava and explosive eruptions.
What is a cone volcano?
True or False: A volcano could pop up if other volcanoes were seen in that area.
What is true?
An engineer is someone who does this.
What is solve problems using science?
A group of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Ring of Fire?
This is the reason that rocks at the bottom of Monster Mountain are more eroded.
What is there is more distance for rocks to fall?
This is a scientist studies volcanoes.
What is a volcanologist?
True or False: Earthquakes do not form patterns.
What is false?
A dangerous event is called this.
What is a natural hazard?
A person who uses science to solve problems.
What is an engineer?