SWED
MOVEMENT OF EARTH
CATASTROPHES
RESOURCES
100
I am the force that transports sediments.
What is Erosion
100
It takes me 365 days to complete this movement around the sun
What is a revolution
100
I spew molten rock and am often responsible for forming new land masses.
What is a volcano
100
sun, wind, fire, and energy are eamples of this resource.
What is an inexhaustible resource
200
In science, I am one of the three layers of soil.
What is a Horizon
200
I determine night and day.
What is rotation of the Earth.
200
I am caused by the pressure built up between seperating tectonic plates.
What is an Earthquake
200
wood, fish, crops, and water are examples of this kind of resource.
What is a renewable resource
300
I break apart rocks by freezing up. I am a form of mechanical weathering.
What is ice wedging.
300
Because of this, I can change the seasons and the length of days
What is the Earth's Tilt
300
I am a huge tidal wave caused by sound waves from a volcano or earthquake.
What is a tsunami
300
fossil fuels are an example of this type of resource
What is a non-renewable resource.
400
I am the land mass that is formed during deposition.
What is an alluvial fan
400
I am the imaginary line the Earth spins around.
What is its axis
400
I cause massive erosion to beaches and buildings with my high winds. My strength is in my eyes.
What is a Hurricane
400
toaster, television, jewelry
What is a man made resource
500
2 factors that affect the rate of weathering.
What are rock type and climate.
500
I am a day when days and nights are the same length.
What is an Equinox
500
All major catastrophes disrupt Earth's cycles and thus have the ability to change ...
What is climate
500
non-renwable and renewable resources are examples of this.
What are natural resources