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Slow land form changes
Fast land form changes
Pangaea
Miscellaneous
100
Define Mountain
A place on Earth's surface that is much higher than the land around it
100
Just like water ______________ carries loose pieces of rock and sand from one place to another
Wind
100
A ___________ is an opening in Earth's surface from which lava may flow
Volcano
100
True/False. Humans could walk from Alaska to Australia when Pangaea was formed
False. Humans were not alive yet.
100
Volcanoes can form which of the following: mountains, barrier islands, plains, canyons
mountains
200
Define Valley
A lowland area between higher lands such as mountains.
200
Glaciers change the land as they slide over it. They pick up __________ and _______________ and pile them up
Rocks and Soil
200
Describe the difference between lava and magma
Magma is underground. Lava is above ground.
200
What about dinosaurs make scientists think that Pangaea existed?
Dinosaur bones were found in different continents that didn't connect.
200
A __________ island is a thin, sandy island that forms near a coast
Barrier
300
Define weathering and erosion
Weathering is breaking rocks into smaller pieces. Erosion is water taking those pieces and washing them away.
300
Name three places where glaciers are likely to happen
Antarctica, Greenland, Russia, Canada, north pole...answers will vary
300
Describe the difference between converge and diverge
Converge is plates coming together. Diverge is plates going apart.
300
Pangaea is made up of 7 continents. Name them
Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica.
300
This scale is used to measure an Earthquakes intensity
Richter scale
400
Define Dormant
When a volcano is not active
400
The Lost City in the Brainpop game got its landforms from what type of weathering?
Chemical Weathering
400
In rare cases, a tsunami can cause this type of wave when it crashes onto a shore
A tidal wave
400
The country of India was originally connected to what continent?
Africa
400
In 1912, a 9.5 magnitude Earthquake struck this U.S. city, destroying most of it
San Francisco
500
Define subduction
When one tectonic plate goes underneath another plate
500
Name the landform in Arizona that is the result of millions of years of weathering and erosion.
The Grand Canyon
500
The ___________________ is the area along the pacific ocean where volcanoes and earthquakes are MOST likely to occur
The ring of fire
500
Scientists say Pangaea was formed between _____ and _____ years ago
250 and 350 million years ago
500
This ancient European city was destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius in 650 B.C
Pompeii