Layers of the Earth
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Natural Disasters
Pollution
100
What is the solid outermost layer of the earth?
What is Crust
100
the point underground where the movement of the earthquake first takes place is
The focus
100
What is a large wave that comes into a city?
Tsunami
100
Give an example of air pollution
Car smog, smoke
200
The mantle is located under the
Crust
200
the sudden movement of the ground caused by shifts in parts of the earths crust.
What is Earthquake
200
Where is the magma chamber located
Underground
200
Can we prevent earthquakes or volcano eruptions
No they are going to happen no matter what
200
Name 3 types of pollution
Water pollution, land pollution, air pollution
300
What is the middle of the earth called
Inner core
300
The device that records earthquake waves
What is Seismograph
300
Do earthquakes form on the ocean floor
Yes!
300
True or False: natural disasters have increased in modern times.
true
300
Describe how the air quality is different living in the flatlands vs the hills.
toxic chemicals sink into the area of the flatlands, where as the hills get the fresher air. Also they have more trees.
400
We walk on the earths____
Crust
400
What fault line do we live closest too?
What is San Andreas Fault
400
What is the conduit
The passage through which magma flows in a volcano
400
What state experiences the most earthquakes
California
400
What are the three different types of plate boundaries
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
500
The Crust and the Mantle make up the _____
Lithosphere
500
What causes earthquakes
movement of tectonic plates
500
What is the difference between magma and lava
Magma is underground molten rock, and lava is molten rock that comes out of erupting volcanoes.
500
In the movie THE IMPOSSIBLE, where did everyone want to head in order to get to safety.
Mountains.
500
What does EPA stand for?
Environmental protection agency
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