Vocabulary
Weathering
True or False - A mountain will last forever.
False
A crack in a rock that has formed over time is an example of
Weathering
The name of the string of volcanoes that creates a horse shoe shape on the coastline around the Pacific Ocean.
The Ring of Fire
Weathering breaks the land down and ___________________ washes it away.
Erosion
A ____________ can occur when there is a steep slope that has lots of loose rocks.
landslide
When water gets in a crack and then freezes and expands it causes
Ice wedging
A volcano that will not longer erupt is called an ____________ volcano.
extinct
A volcanologist is a person who studies
Volcanoes
True of False - Rocks found at the top if a mountain will look the same as rocks at the bottom of the mountain.
False
When a seed lands in a crack and then the plant begins to grow and expand this causes
Root wedging
Thick lava creates a ____________ volcano.
Cone Volcano
When the pressure of the gases created by lava build up in a volcano becomes too much, the volcano
erupts
True or False - The taller the mountain, the smoother the rocks at the bottom will be.
True
When erosion carries away dust, small rocks, and debris and leaves them in another area, this is called
Deposition
Thin lave creates a _______________ volcano.
Shield Volcano
A type of rock formed when thick, slow-moving lava cools and is usually light in color
Felsite
35%
Very small pieces of rock are called
sediment
The name of the type of rock created by a volcano.