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Clouds
Volcanoes
Formation Of Landforms
Earth's Layers
Earthquakes
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These clouds form as air rises gently over a very large area and then cools slowy.
What is a stratus cloud
100
The site of many earthquakes.
What is the ring of fire
100
A_________is a bend or loop in a river.
What is meander
100
The 3 main layers of the Earth.
What is crust,mantle,core
100
A 970 km-long fault line that divides coastal California from the rest of the continent.
What is the San Andreas Fault
200
Occurs close to the surface of the Earth.
What is fog
200
May be the most dangerous volcano.
What is plug dome
200
A___________is a body of that is surronded by water on 3 sides.
What is peninsula
200
The more rigid material above the asthensphere,which includes the continents,ocean basins,and the very top part of the mantle
What is lithosphere
200
As rocks "settles",it causes weaker rumblings.
What is aftershocks
300
The three main clouds are:
What is the stratus,cumulus,cirrus
300
Mt. St. Helens erupted when and where.
What is Washington D.C in 1980
300
________provide needed electricity,but can also cause problems.
What is a dam
300
Helps scientists figure out what types of materials might be inside the Earth.
What is meteorites
300
Made up of gigantic waves that are caused when the ocean is moved by earthquakes,landslides,or volcanoes.
What is tsunami
400
Stratus means:
What is spread out
400
Mostly small,very steep-sided,ash-rich volcanoes
What is cinder cone
400
__________is a major problem in our country.
What is soil erosion by water
400
It extends from the bottom of the crust down to about 3,000 km.
What is mantle
400
The earthquake is the point on the surface which is directly above the focus.
What is epicenter
500
The three things that clouds must have in order to form
What is water vapor,cooling,condensation
500
Are outpourings of fluid lava.
What is plateau basalts
500
If a meander gets cut off from the main stream body,an ___________is formed.
What is oxbow lake
500
Name the layers of the Earth
What is outer core,inner core,mantle,crust
500
A machine that records seismic waves is called__________.
What is seismograph