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Vocabulary 1
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Vocabulary 3
General Knowledge
Inside Volcanoes
100
What is a continental shelf?
an underwater plateau off the coast of a continent
100
True or False: Part of the Earth that includes the continents is called the crust.
True
100
trench
What is a deep cut in the ocean floor called?
100
B) iron and nickel
Scientists believe Earth's inner core is made of up a) steel and iron b) iron and nickel c) iron and other minerals d) magna
100
What is cloud that forms in the air after som colvanic eruptions?
ash cloud
200
When water changes from gas to liquid
What is condensaton?
200
Climate
_________ refers to predictable patterns of weather observed over a long period of time.
200
erosion
What is the breakdown of rock by water, wind and ice called?
200
Whatdoes an isthmus connect? A) Nothing. it stands alone B) Two larger landmasses
B) two larger landmasses
200
What is the passage through which magma flow from a volcano called?
conduit
300
False
True or False: Climate is changes in temperature, wind direction and speed, and air moisture over a short period of time.
300
current
What are streams of warm and cold water in the ocean?
300
plains and plateaus
Name the two types of flatlands.
300
What is causes volcanoes and earhtquakes?
plate tectonic movement
300
Inside a volcano, moten rock is called ________. When it flows outside a volcano, it is called __________.
magma; lava
400
mantle
What is a layer of of dense rock surrounding the Earth's core called?
400
Prevailing winds
________ are major patterns of movement of air.
400
Hills are shorter and rounder
How are hills different from mountains?
400
Where does magma originate? A) the inner core B) the crust C) the outer core D) the outer mantle
D) the outer mantle
400
What is the opening in the Earth's surface through which volcanic materials erupt called?
vent
500
Magma is melted rock that is called lava when it come from a volcano.
Define magma
500
False; precipitation
2 parts: First tell if True or False. If false, what is correct answer. Evaporation is wateeer that falls to the ground from the sky.
500
Penisula; 3
_____ is a strip of land that is attached to a larger body of water and is covered on ____ sides by water.
500
The place where a river empties into another body of water is called its __________?
mouth
500
What layer of the Earth does a volcano erupt from?
the crust