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Landforms
Landforms 2
Earthquakes
Volcanos
Weathering and Erosion
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The low area between mountains or hills.
What is a Valley.
100
A very high place on earth's surface. They usually have pointed tops.
What is Mountains.
100
The shaking or sliding of parts of earth's surface.
What is an Earthquake.
100
This means to burst out.
What is erupt.
100
This is the breaking apart of rocks.
What is weathering.
200
Part of an ocean or a lake but the shore goes in toward the land.
What is a Bay.
200
A large, flat area of land.
What is a Plain.
200
How do Earthquakes change Earth's surface?
What is blocks of rock move up, down, or sideways.
200
This is hot melted rock that comes out of a volcano.
What is lava.
200
This is the carrying away of rocks or soil.
What is erosion.
300
Like a plain, but high.
What is a plateau.
300
A steep wall of rock or soil.
What is a Cliff.
300
Earthquakes often happen during or before what?
What is volcanoes.
300
This is hot, melted rock and gases deep inside the earth.
What is magma.
300
How can water cause weathering?
What is it gets into rocks and forms cracks. It can dissolve some parts of rocks and form caves.
400
Huge area of moving ice.
What is a Glacier.
400
A stream of water.
What is a River.
400
What are some ways to stay safe during an Earthquake?
What is Duck, Cover and Hold. Stay away from windows, signs, trees, and wires. Earthquake kits.
400
How do Volcanoes change the Earth's surface?
What is the lava cools into rock and causes the volcano to get taller. They can form islands.
400
How do plants help earth's surface?
What is protect from erosion by acting as a shied. Roots help hold soil in place.
500
A high place on the earth's surface. Smaller than a mountain with rounded tops.
What is a hill.
500
Where land meets the ocean.
What is a Coast.
500
Do Earthquakes change earth's surface quickly or slowly?
What is quickly.
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What happens after magma rises from deep inside the earth and gathers in the magma chamber?
What is Magma pushes through cracks in the earth.
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What are some things that people do to change Earth's surface?
What is build roads, put up wind fences, and farming.