Waves
Mapping
Weathering and Erosion
Vocabulary
Other Changes to Earth
100
The top and bottom parts of the wave.
crest and trough
100
a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
ring of fire
100
What is weathering
breaking of rocks
100
massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock that make up Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) and are in constant, slow motion
Tectonic plates
100
Can animals physically change their environments? If so, explain how.
Yes. Meerkats physically move and alter the dirt when the dig burrows.
200
Half of the distance from the crest to the trough of a wave.
Amplitude
200
Can maps help us see patterns? If so, list a pattern that we have seen on maps in class.
Yes
Earthquakes and volcanoes are on tectonic plates.
200
What is erosion
the movement of rocks
200
a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
Earthquake
200
How can beavers change their environment?
They build dams that create ponds for lodges for their protection against predators.
300
The distance between a point on a wave and the identical point on the next wave
wavelength
300
A map that shows natural features like mountains, plains, rivers, deserts, etc. Does this describe a physical or political map?
Physical
300
What happens when water freezes in rocks?
It causes weathering and can break the rock because ice expands.
300
a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
Volcano
300
The desert recieves little rainfall and has many plants and animals that store water. What is it called when animals fit their specific environments?
adaptations
400
What causes waves in the ocean
wind transferring energy
400
Is this a political or physical map?
Political
400
What happened to this rock? Weathering or erosion? 
Weathering
400
a broad area of relatively flat land.
Plains
400
Name three factors that can contribute to weathering
1. wind
2. water
3. vegetation
500
Waves carry ______ from one place to another
energy
500
What does a topographical map show?
shape and elevation of earth's surface
500
What happened in this picture? Weathering or erosion? 
erosion
500
What is an ocean trench?
long, narrow depressions on the seafloor.
500
This can be found in the flat fields of the Great Plains to prevent wet soil from eroding away.
prairie grass/ grass