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______ Plates cause Earthquakes

Tectonic Plates

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This continent is made of all ice and one HUGE glacier and nothing else.

Antarctica 

100

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100

Explain how windstorms can cause damage to plants based on what you read in the text.

Wind can cause debris to fly away. It can also cause erosion because sand and soil fly away. Without soil or dirt the plants cannot survive.

100

What is the capitol city of California?

Sacramento

200

The name of scientists in the textbook who study Earthquakes for a living

*Hint: ____mologist

Seismologist

200
Tools scientists use to measure how tall/short a glacier is

Lasers

200

How do you think rain can cause erosion based on what we read in the book?

It carries soil, water, and sand down rivers. This causes them to break away from the ground (erosion).

200

True/False - Scientists can measure wind erosion - you must answer WHY either way

true

200

Name a dessert made of vegetables

If you answered this you get free points, woohoo!

300

The name of a machine that measures Earthquakes

seismograph

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True/False: Glaciers cause erosion - you MUST answer WHY either way

true because the sun melts debris off the glaciers and causes the ice to melt

300

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300

Think of the sandstone rock on page 29. How do layers on sandstone tell us how old the rock is?

If you attempted to explain your thinking to answer this, you get free points. Woohoo!

300

What is the name of the world's largest mountain?

*Hint: it is in Nepal (Asia)

Mount Everest

400

The ____ scale measures how strong an Earthquake is. For example, a 1 is a very small Earthquake while a 10 does a lot of serious damage.

Richter Scale

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How long have glaciers been on Earth?

At least 6,000 years

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How are waves moving on the sand causing it to become eroded?
They carry away the sand and rocks into the ocean. This makes the beaches smaller.
400

Fact: mudslides are caused by erosion. Question: How can people prevent mudslides from happening?

If you explained your thinking in your answer you get free points, woohoo!

400

What is the Leader in Me habit #8?

Find your voice
500

The Richter scales measure the ______ of an Earthquake. 

*Hint: this word means how strong/weak the Earthquake is.

Magnitude

500

Super hard: who was the famous scientist from Switzerland who studied glaciers on page 6?

Jean Louis Agassiz

500

The Lighthouse on page 23 has moved a mile in a half since it was built 200 years ago. There has been no construction or building on it. How is this possible?

Erosion

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Why did farmers plant trees to stop wind erosion on page 25?

To prevent soil and dirt from flying away

500

The name of Mickey Mouse's pet dog

Pluto