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About to blow....Volcanos
Don't shake the ground
Atmosphere
Motion and force
100
Melted rock under the earth's surface is called what?
Magma
100
Most of the Earth's volcanos are located where?
on plates
100
A sudden movement of Earth's crust is _____________.
Earthquake
100
A constant movement of ocean water is a _______________.
current
100
Energy that is in motion is called ____________.
kinetic energy
200
The layer above the core is called what?
The mantel
200
magma that reaches Earth's surface is called what?
lava
200
A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
tsunami
200
Heat energy from the sunlight causes the ocean water to _________________ from warm ocean currents and form clouds.
evaporate
200
A force is a push or a ______ on an object.
pull
300
The ______________ is made of Earth's liquid and solid water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, and underground water.
Hydrosphere
300
A volcano that no longer erupts is called what? (it's dead)
extinct
300
The scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake is called the ______________.
Richter scale
300
The global variable that has the strongest effect on climate is __________.
equator (latitude)
300
You need a __________________ to measure a position or motion. (a place that lets you know where you are)
frame of reference
400
Alfred Wegener developed a theory which states that the continents were once one big landmass. This theory is called what?
Continental drift theory
400
A cone-shaped volcano of cinders, with a narrow base and steep sides is called what?
A cinder-cone
400
The place along a fault where the slipping that causes an earthquake begins is the earthquake's ____________.
focus
400
The dry area on the side of a mountain that doesn't get much rain is caused by a ______________.
rain shadow
400
Two forces and one is greater than the other.
unbalanced force
500
Scientists found two important artifacts which backed up the Continental Drift Theory. What are the two artifacts?
The mountains in Africa and SA were the same. There were the same fossils as well.
500
A line of islands is called a what?
island chain
500
The point on the surface directly above an earthquake's focus is it's ___________.
epicenter
500
Climate is what happens day to day. Weather changes from month to month.
false
500
A force that makes moving difficult.
friction
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