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Landforms
Earth's Structure
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Anything Goes
100
A landform that is much higher than the surrounding land.
What is a mountain?
100
The surface layer of the earth made of solid rock.
What is the crust?
100
A movement of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in the earth's crust.
What is an earthquake?
100
A synonym for melted rock.
What is molten?
100
This is formed when plates move and the earth's crust pushes together.
What is a mountain?
200
A large, flat landform.
What is a plain?
200
The second layer of the earth where plates float.
What is the mantle?
200
The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus.
What is the epicenter?
200
Molton rock inside a volcano.
What is magma?
200
A large hole in the earth caused by the collapsing of caves and water erosion.
What is a sinkhole?
300
All the kinds of landforms in a certain area.
What is topography?
300
The third layer of the earth made of liquid iron.
What is the outer core?
300
A break in the earth's crust.
What is a fault?
300
Molton rock that reaches the earth's surface.
What is lava?
300
When sediment is deposited at the mouth of a river, this is formed.
What is a delta?
400
Long, low hills formed by materials carried by a glacier.
What is a moraine?
400
The layer of the earth with the greatest amount of pressure.
What is the inner core?
400
A scale used to measure the intensity of an earthquake.
What is the Richter Scale?
400
Produces a chain of volcanoes like the Hawaiian Islands.
What is a hot spot?
400
Four causes of erosion.
What is water, wind, heat, and plants?
500
A deep valley with steep sides formed by rushing water.
What is a canyon?
500
The number of major plates in the world.
What is 10 or 15?
500
The earth's biggest fault and it's location.
What is the San Andreas Fault in California?
500
This type of volcano can be found in Hawaii. Mauna Loa is this type of volcano.
What is a Shield Volcano?
500
Shows how landforms look from in the air. It has curvy lines that represent how high the landform is. It can be used for hiking or in mining.
What is a topographic map?