All Things Vocab
What is the molten material from Earth's mantle?
Magma, n.
What is a volcano?
A volcano are an opening in earth's crust through which lava erupts onto the surface.
Bonus: How many errors are in the sentence above and what are they?
What causes earthquakes?
*Hint: turn the question around.
Earthquakes are caused by plate movements.
What are two natural hazards which affect us in Tennessee?
Storms, Tornadoes, Small Earthquakes
What is the mathematical definition of a sum?
The answer to an addition problem.
What is a Geologist?
A Geologist is a scientist who studies what Earth is made of and how it changes over time.
Where are volcanoes most likely located?
*Hint: Turn the question around first.
Volcanoes are most likely located where Earth's plates meet. Also, where ocean and land meets as well as the Ring of Fire.
What tool do scientist use to detect and measure earthquakes?
*Hint: Turn the question around.
Scientist use the tool(s) seismographs or seismometers to detect and measure earthquakes.
What is one vocabulary word which can cause buildings to fall downhill because of an earthquake?
Landslide
What are the five layers of the earth, in order?
(Start with the inside.)
Inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle, and crust.
What is the difference between a landslide and a mudslide?
*Hint: Turn the question around first.
The difference between a landslide and mudslide is that a mudslide is caused by the land being heavily saturated, whereas a landslide is a large section of a slope slides downhill all at once.
What do scientist use to predict when a volcano is going to erupt?
Tiltmeters
What are three ways that people can prepare for a tsunami?
*Bonus: Explain how they help prepare at least two of your answers.
They can build seawalls, warning systems, not building near vulnerable areas, leaving natural barriers, and coastal wetlands.
*Hint: Turn the statement around first.
An example of erosion is a sinkhole.
What is 50x10?
*Bonus: What is the trick that Mrs. Vineyard taught you?
500
Bouns: 5 times 1 is 5 and then you add the two 0s to your answer.
What rock is formed when two other types of rocks are placed under heat and pressure?
Bonus: What are the two other rocks?
Metamorphic Rock
Bonus: Sedimentary Rock and Igneous Rock
What does it mean when a volcano is active, dormant, or extinct?
*Bonus points if you can describe all three.
Active: They have a recent history of eruptions and they are likely to erupt again.
Dormant: They have not erupted for a very long time but may erupt at a future time.
Extinct: They have not erupted in human history.
What is the size or extent of an earthquake?
Magnitude, n.
Fill in the blank:
You can't _____________ a natural hazard, but you can ____________ for it!
Second Blank: Prepare
How are mountains formed?
*Hint: Turn the question around first.
Mountains are formed by folded layers of rock or when Earth's crust pushes against each other.
What is a plume of magma that causes eruptions through Earth's crust without plates interacting?
Hot Spot, n.
What is the difference between magma and lava?
What country did we learn about, that has developed new designs to make buildings more resistant to seismic waves?
Japan.
Name as many events that can be caused by a natural disaster.
(At least 4)
Sinkhole, cracked roads, flooding, death, mudslides, falling rock, etc.
What is Miss Ashley's dog's name?
Pepper