rocks that form in layers (answer needs to be spelled correctly)
What is sedimentary rock
100
Obsidian
What is igneous rock
100
define a landform
What is a natural solid feature on Earth's crust.
100
an opening in the earth's crust in which material from inside the earth penetrates through the crust.
What is a volcano
100
How many layers are there in our earth? Name all of them.
What is the core, mantle, and crust
200
The tool that measures air pressure. (spelled correctly)
What is a barometer.
200
What kind of rocks would you find remains of animals and plants?
What is sedimentary rock.
200
Name 5 landforms on dry land
What is a hill, mountain, volcano, plain, plateau, valley, coast
200
the sudden shifting of earth's plates cause which natural disaster.
What is an earthquake.
200
Which layer is the biggest?
What is the mantle.
300
an area between two hills
What is a valley
300
Gneiss is a rock that is transformed from which igneous rock?
What is granite
300
Water, wind, gravity, and glaciers cause what?
What is erosion.
300
What does the Richter Scale measure?
What is the size of the earthquake.
300
Plants cause erosion. True or False? If false explain what they do cause.
What is false. Plants cause weathering.
400
What is the difference between lava and magma? Which one contains ash, cinders, and hot molten rocks?
What is A) magma is formed deep within the earth's mantle while lava is the materials that have erupted through the earth's surface.
B) lava
400
rock formed by heat and pressure
What is metamorphic rock
400
What forms when water slows enough to fill an area?
What is a lake
400
How can an earthquake change the Earth's surface?
What is ANSWERS WILL VARY
400
What is more dangerous a 'watch' or a 'warning'? What does it mean?
What is a warning. A warning means a storm is already in or near your area.
500
A _________ can be identified by its hardness and streak.
What is a mineral.
500
What is rock called that is formed from bits of rocky matter that settle to the bottom or rivers, lakes, and oceans?
What is sedimentary rock
500
As a tree grows, it can cause weathering. Explain how the roots of a tree cause weathering.
What is weathering is any action that breaks rocks into smaller pieces. As the roots of a tree grow, they can push through soil and nearby rock. This pressure can split the rock into smaller pieces.
500
Which has stronger winds: A hurricane or a tornado? How fast do their winds go?