Earth Science 1
What is deposition?
The movement of particles of the Earth's surface from one place to another.
When the earth begins to shale and rocks along a fault move, this is called .....
What is an earthquake?
When the wind blows it causes erosion.
True or false.
True
When water freezes and then thaws again within a rock what happens?
weathering, cracking of the rock, erosion
Earthquakes very seldom cause damage to buildings.
This is false.
Make this sentence true.
Earthquakes very often cause damage to buildings.
When an earthquake happens, what should you do?
Go to a safe place in your home or take cover.
Give an example of erosion.
Answers will vary, but include affect of the wind, water, ice, etc. on the Earth.
True or false. Scientists can measure the size of an earthquake using a bathroom scale.
False. They use a Richter Scale.
Name 3 of the oceans of the world?
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Antarctic
Earthquake
This process could cause rivers to get wider and beaches to get smaller. Is it erosion or deposition?
What is erosion?
Wyatt is riding his bike and suddenly he observes rock and soil sliding down a hill near his house and he is very scared. What did Wyatt see happening?
What is a landslide caused by gravity or erosion?
Earthquake can cause alot of damage because .....
What are surface waves?
What do we call a mountain that spews magma.
What is a volcano?
If we build things where there are lots of Earthquakes, what should we do?
What is start building the buildings stronger.
At the boundary of the Pacific and North American tectonic plates, a convergent boundary, what surface features are present?
What are volcanoes and/or faults?
We should not be frightened of volcanoes.
True or false
False.
A huge ocean wave caused by an earthquake in the ocean floor is called:
What is a tsunami?
This large wave of water that is cause by an Earthquake under the ocean is called a (tornado, hurricane or tsunami).
Tsunami.
A seismologist measure the movements in the Earth.
True or false
True
When water changes from a liquid to a gas.
What is evaporation?
True or false.
A rock can never be worn down by erosion.
False.