Marvelous Morphology
This root word means "to break." If a volcano explodes, we say it starts to e______.
rupt (Erupt)
In geology, this word refers to a crack in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred.
Fault
Re-write this sentence with the correct comma usage: "The Earth has a crust a mantle and a core."
The Earth has a crust, a mantle, and a core.
Cause: An underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption occurs. Effect: ___________________________________________
A tsunami is created.
Name the four layers of the Earth starting from the outside and going in.
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core.
This root word means "to write."
Graph
What is the definition of deposit in Geology?
To drop or lay down sediment in a new location, often by water or wind.
Where do the commas go in this date: "The earthquake happened on March 27 1964."
March 27, 1964.
Cause: _____________________________________
Effect: Fold mountains (like the Himalayas) are formed.
Two tectonic plates collide and push the land upward.
This process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces called sediment.
Weathering
What suffix can you add to the word "dirt," it becomes an adjective meaning "full of or characterized by dirt.
-y (Dirty)
What is the word that means to put forth a great deal of effort or force?
Exert
Add the missing punctuation to this dialogue: The scientist yelled Look out for the lava
The scientist yelled, "Look out for the lava!"
Cause: Magma is heated by the Earth's core and rises through a vent.
Effect: _____________________________________________
A volcano forms or erupts.
This process carries sediment away to a new place using wind, water, or ice.
Erosion
What suffix is added to adjectives to describe how something is done, like "The tectonic plates moved slow___
-ly (slowly)
A "first-hand" account of a volcanic eruption would come from whom?
Someone who was actually there to see it (an eyewitness).
Unscramble this sentence: fold the snowy tall peaked
(Hint: Article first, then adjectives, then noun).
The tall, snowy, fold mountain peaked.
Cause: One tectonic plate slides under another (subduction). Effect: What happens to the seafloor?
A deep ocean trench is formed.
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
Outer Core
What work contains the root graph and is the name of a tool geologists use to record the vibrations of an earthquake.
Seismograph
In Geology, this word mean a "phase" of matter, like solid, liquid, or gas.
State
Add the comma to this address: 150 Telephone Rd West Henrietta NY 14586
150 Telephone Rd, West Henrietta, NY 14586
Cause: Surface water seeps down, is heated by hot rocks, and pressure builds up.
Effect: ____________________________________________
A geyser or hot spring forms.
Fill in the blank: Fault-block mountains are caused when the Earth's crust _______ and some blocks of rock move up while others move down.
Breaks or pulls apart