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Large bodies of water
Ocean
A large mass of land
Continents
Land surrounded by water
Islands
What is the title of chapter 2?
Coral
The center of the Earth
Core
The pieces of the Earth’s crust that “float” on top of the mantle
Plates
A huge wave usually caused by an earthquake
Tsunami
A volcano that can no longer erupt
Extinct Volcano
True or False: Guam is a volcanic island
True
The part of a landmass that is near the shore but under the ocean
Continental Shelf
A material used to make fertilizer
Phosphate
A powerful Pacific Storm that brings strong winds and heavy rain
Typhoons
A structure formed when sand builds up on top of old coral
Reefs
Define Geology
The history of the Earth’s land and oceans
An underwater reef on the edge of a volcanic island
Shelf
_____ is the layer under the Earth’s crust
Mantle
An island that used to be part of a continent is known as a ________.
Continental Island
True or False: Reefs are the shallow water between a reef and an island
False
What is a coral that has been pressed together to form a solid rock?
Limestone
True or False: The very, very slow movement of continents is known as continental spread.
False
An island formed when sand builds up on a reef
True or False: Magma on the surface of the Earth is known as Lava.
True
The Northern part of Guam has more than 70% of the the island's ______ forest.
Limestone
Define Atolls
A low island made of coral surrounding a lagoon
An island that begins forming under the sea