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Vocabulary
Land Forms Formed
Whose Fault is it Anyway?
The Earth is Quaking!
Boundaries!
100
Plate Tectonics
What is the theory that Earth's crust is divided into constantly moving plates? p.309
100
A valley!
What is formed when a glacier retreats and leaves a large flat area? Hint: Think about where you live! p.301
100
San Andreas Fault
What is the famous fault in California? p.310
100
Seismograph
What is the machine that detects earthquake waves? p.319
100
volcano
What is forms when molten rock, or magma, is pushed to the surface and builds up? p. 322
200
Mid-ocean ridge
What is a chain of mountains in the ocean called? p.310
200
Sand Dunes
What is formed when sand is deposited on a beach? p.299
200
Earthquakes! Yikes!
What happens to the ground as transform plates slide past one another? p.318
200
Epicenter
What is the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake? p.319
200
Divergent and Convergent boundaries
Which two boundaries can form volcanoes? p.322
300
Erosion
What is the removal and transportation of weathered materials? p.298
300
The Grand Canyon; erosion
What was formed as the Colorado River carved out an area in Northeast Arizona? Think BIG! And what was the process called? p.298
300
Sea floor spreading. No, mountains
What happens as divergent plates move away from one another along the ocean floor? Is a fault formed? p.310
300
Earthquake
What is the snap and slide of rock as energy is released in Earth's crust? p.318
300
Shield, Cinder and Composite
What are the three types of volcanoes? p.322
400
The Core
What is the layer of the Earth extending from Earth's center to the bottom of the mantle? p.297
400
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
What is formed as the divergent plates in the Atlantic ocean move apart? p.310
400
NO
Is new crust formed or destroyed along a transform boundary? p.310
400
A fault
What is the break in Earth's crust where rock on one side can move in relation to rock on the other side? p.318
400
cone shape, erupts violenty
What is true for the both cinder cone and composite volcanoes? Think about shape and eruption. p. 323
500
Focus
What is the point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins? p.319
500
Fault
What land form is formed as transform boundaries slide past each other? p. 318
500
The chickens!
Who is at fault is it if the chicken gets hit while crossing the road?
500
Seismologist
What is the name for a scientist who studies earthquakes?
500
Composite Volcano
What is the type of volcano that acts most like Dr. Jekell and Mr. Hyde? p. 323