The Moving Crust
An opening in Earth's crust that shoots out lava and magma.
What is a volcano?
The force that pulls objects and people downward. (It makes objects drop.)
What is gravity?
A large body of salt water.
What is an ocean?
A sudden movement in Earth's crust.
What is an earthquake?
A large mass of slowly flowing ice.
What is a glacier?
A landform that rises high above the ground (and occassionally has snow at the top).
What is a mountain?
Huge waves that cause massive destruction.
What are tsunamis?
The process of breaking down rocks and other materials.
What is weathering?
An area with very little precipitation (rain) that is typically covered in sand.
What is a desert?
A landform built by volcanoes.
What are islands?
The process that moves weathered rocks from one place to another (using gravity, glaciers, running water, wind, or waves).
What is erosion?
A wide, flat area (that is typically covered in grass).
What is a plain?
Earth's moving continents and ocean floor.
What is plate tectonisc
What is CHEMICAL weathering?
A deep valley with high, steep sides.
What is a canyon?