Earthquakes
______ Plates cause Earthquakes
Tectonic Plates
This continent is made of all ice and one HUGE glacier and nothing else.
Antarctica
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Explain how windstorms can cause damage to plants based on what you read in the text.
Wind can cause debris to fly away. It can also cause erosion because sand and soil fly away. Without soil or dirt the plants cannot survive.
What is the capitol city of California?
Sacramento
The name of scientists in the textbook who study Earthquakes for a living
*Hint: ____mologist
Seismologist
Lasers
How do you think rain can cause erosion based on what we read in the book?
It carries soil, water, and sand down rivers. This causes them to break away from the ground (erosion).
True/False - Scientists can measure wind erosion - you must answer WHY either way
true
Name a dessert made of vegetables
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The name of a machine that measures Earthquakes
seismograph
True/False: Glaciers cause erosion - you MUST answer WHY either way
true because the sun melts debris off the glaciers and causes the ice to melt
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Think of the sandstone rock on page 29. How do layers on sandstone tell us how old the rock is?
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What is the name of the world's largest mountain?
*Hint: it is in Nepal (Asia)
Mount Everest
The ____ scale measures how strong an Earthquake is. For example, a 1 is a very small Earthquake while a 10 does a lot of serious damage.
Richter Scale
How long have glaciers been on Earth?
At least 6,000 years
Fact: mudslides are caused by erosion. Question: How can people prevent mudslides from happening?
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What is the Leader in Me habit #8?
The Richter scales measure the ______ of an Earthquake.
*Hint: this word means how strong/weak the Earthquake is.
Magnitude
Super hard: who was the famous scientist from Switzerland who studied glaciers on page 6?
Jean Louis Agassiz
The Lighthouse on page 23 has moved a mile in a half since it was built 200 years ago. There has been no construction or building on it. How is this possible?
Erosion
Why did farmers plant trees to stop wind erosion on page 25?
To prevent soil and dirt from flying away
The name of Mickey Mouse's pet dog
Pluto