Leveling Up
What's Shakin'
Blast Off
Didn't Fit
Weathering
100
The topmost level of the earths land area is called what?
What is the crust
100
The pieces that make up the Earth's crust are called what?
What is plates
100
An opening in the Earth's crust where magma is pushed to the surface is called what?
What is a volcano
100
Most of the water on the Earth is contained where?
What is in the oceans
100
When rock is broken down and moved from one place to another it is called what?
What is erosion
200
The innermost level of the earths land are is called the what?
What is the core
200
What is a sudden movement by parts of the Earth's crust called?
What is an earthquake
200
Once magma reaches the surface, it is called what?
What is lava
200
Most of the fresh water found on Earth is found in where?
What is in glaciers.
200
What is the term for sand, dirt, and other minerals that are carried along in water?
What is sediment
300
All of the Earth's liquid and solid water form what?
What is the hydrosphere
300
What is the point where an earthquake starts called?
What is an epicenter
300
What is the name for when a volcano explodes and lava, ash, or gases are put out?
What is an eruption
300
The force that pulls objects toward objects with larger masses (such as pulling you toward the Earth) is called what?
What is gravity
300
What is the term for the process by which eroded materials are dropped off in another place?
What is deposition
400
While hot, molten rock is part of the mantle it is called what?
What is magma
400
What is the name of the scale used to determine the magnitude (strength) of an earthquake?
What is the Richter scale.
400
Most volcanoes form around the edges of the _____________ .
What is tectonic plates.
400
What is the instrument used to measure mass called
What is a scale
400
What is the term for rain or water soaking into land and getting so wet that it causes it to flow downhill, pulling down object with it?
What is a mudslide or landslide
500
A deep crack in the Earth's crust is called what?
What is a fault.
500
What is the name of the original supercontinent formed when all land masses were together?
What is Pangaea
500
Name two types of volcanoes
What is shield, cinder-cone, composite
500
The three laws that describe the motion of all objects are named after which scientist?
What is Sir Isaac Newton
500
The area of a river where most of the sediment in the water is deposited is called what?
What is the delta
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