Landforms
Fossils
Fast & Slow Earth Changes
Volcanoes
Ms. Tolosa Trivia
100

A raised area or mound of land is called a ___ .

hill

100

Name one type of fossil

(answers vary)

100

Slow or fast change: erosion 

SLOW

100

How is lava different from magma?

Lava is molten rock above the ground. Magma is molten rock underground.

100

T or F: Ms. Tolosa hated science as a kid.

TRUE

200

A flowing body of water that usually empties into an ocean is a ___ .

river

200

True or false: fossils are remains of ancient plants and animals

TRUE

200

Slow or fast change: landslide

FAST

200

What is the opening at the top of a volcano called? a) vent b) crater c) mouth

b) crater

200

T or F: Ms. Tolosa teaches creative writing camp during the summer.

TRUE

300

A low place between mountains is called a ___ .

valley

300

T or F: footprints are NOT fossils

FALSE - some fossils are the preserved footprints of ancient animals

300

Slow or fast change: earthquake

BOTH slow and fast change!

300

T or F: Volcanoes can happen anywhere.

FALSE

300

T or F: Ms. Tolosa speaks Spanish and a little bit of Chinese.

TRUE

400

A deep valley with very steep sides is called a 

a) mountain b) canyon c) valley d) hill

b) canyon

400

Which item would look like a 3-D copy of an ancient organism? a) mold b) cast c) footprint 

b) cast

400

Name one type of fast change

landslide, rockslide, mudslide, earthquake, flood, volcanic eruption

400

What volcano erupted in Washington State in 1983? a) Krakatoa b) Mt. Vesuvius c) Mt. St. Helens d) Mt. Pinatubo

c) Mt. St. Helens

400

T or F: Ms. Tolosa learned Spanish as a first language.

FALSE

500

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides is called a...

peninsula

500

What is petrification?

The process in which a once-living thing slowly turns into stone over time

500

Slow or fast change: deposition

SLOW

500
What is one type of volcano?

Cone, shield

500

T or F: Ms. Tolosa used to work at California Academy of Sciences and enjoyed coffee with Claude the white alligator most mornings.

TRUE