Weathering
Erosion and Deposition
Earth
Earthquakes
Volcanoes and Landslides
100
What is weathering?
breaking apart, wearing away or dissolving of rock
100
What is erosion?
movement of sediment to a new place
100
Name 5 landforms
Mountains
Plateaus
Valleys
Deserts
Dunes
Islands
Plains
Rivers
Canyons
Ocean ridges
Volcanos
Hills
Bays
Peninsulas
100
true or false? All earthquakes can be felt.
false
100
The molten rock inside a volcano is called?
magma
200
What is name of the US where there are many tornados each year?
Tornado Alley
200
What is deposition?
dropping or laying down sediment
200
How many layers does Earth have? Name them.
4, crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
200
Name some effects of earthquakes.
buildings and bridges fall, roads twist, rivers change course, create landforms
200
What is the most likely cause of landslides?
volcanoes, eruptions
300
When glaciers move, what do they leave behind?
Glacial debris
300
what is a delta?
deposit of sediment where a river slows down when it meets the ocean
300
Name of layers of Earth.
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
300
What causes an earthquake?
2 plates building pressure and sliding past each other
300
How are volcanoes formed?
when one plate is pushed beneath another
400
Which cause of weathering most likely causes caves?
chemicals
400
What are the 4 causes of erosion?
wind, water, ice, gravity
400
What do you call the large pieces of rock that make up Earth's surface?
plates
400
When 2 plates push against each other, what landform is sometimes created?
Mountain
400
What new landform is made from volcanoes?
islands
500
There are 5 causes of weathering, name 3 of them.
wind, water, ice, chemicals, living things
500
Which landform is created when glaciers melt and deposit till or sediment?
moraine
500
What is the name of the underwater ridges that stretch along the ocean floor?
Ocean ridges
500
What is the name of the machine that measures earthquakes?
Seismograph
500
What 4 things cause landslides?
volcanoes, earthquakes, weathering, gravity