Earthquakes
Shaking of the earth's crust is an ________.
earthquake
mountain formed when magma erupts
volcano
Bending of rock layers that are squeezed together is called what?
Fault
Reverse Fault
Folding
Folding
The center of the earth is the _______.
Core
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Water freezing in the cracks of rock is an example of _____.
Mechanical weathering
Chemical weathering
Erosion
Mechanical weathering
What measures the strength of an earthquake?
Seismograph
Richter scale
Focus
Richter scale
Round opening through which magma reaches the surface of the earth.
hole
vent
oven
vent
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A break in the earths crust is called what?
Fault
A large section of the earth's crust that moves is called what?
Plate
An alluvial fan forms at the base of a mountain and is an example of what?
Sand dune
Deposition
Deforestation
Deposition
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What instrument is used to measure earthquake waves?
Seismograph
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Where does the shield volcano get its name from?
They are shaped like a warriors shield
True or False
All mountains are volcanoes.
false
A single land mass
Pangaea
How does water cause erosion?
Many examples
The point on the earth's surface directly over the focus of an earthquake.
Focus
Epicenter
Earthquake spot
Epicenter
A volcano with only explosive eruptions is a ________.
Composite volcano
Shield volcano
Cinder cone volcano
composite
The Himalayas are an example of ______.
Folding
Strike-slip fault
reverse fault
Folding
What is the reason earth's plates move?
Convection currents
How does wind erode rock?
Picks up and carries materials from one place to another, blows sand against rock
Wave that is the fastest and causes rocks to vibrate back and forth.
P-wave
S-wave
L-wave
P-wave
How were the Hawaiian Islands formed? (They said it in our video and we talked about in in class)
They formed from a hot spot in the pacific plate.
What is the difference between a normal fault and a reverse fault?
The way it moves
Fill in the blank
First layer of the earth-
second layer of the earth-
Center of the earth-
Crust, mantle, core
What are 2 examples of erosion caused by gravity?
falling rocks, landslides, mudflows, tilted objects