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This is caused when 2 tectonic plates collide, rub, or hit one another and cause the Earth to shake and rumble.

earthquake

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Once living things from 1,000's to even millions of year ago are called?

ancient life forms

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The slow cause of change that happens to the Earth that moves rock and soil from place to place.
erosion
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What erupts sending hot molten rock our its top and can cause damage right around it or even damage miles away?

volcano

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Thick moving slabs of rock beneath the Earth's surface that can cause many different kinds of natural disasters are called?

tectonic plates

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This is a rock copy of a living thing from long ago.

fossil

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Living things that are still found today and could be compared to or are similar to fossils we might find are called...

modern life forms

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If you found a fossil of a frog, you could assume there once was a _____________ at this spot years ago?

a. desert

b. pond

c. forest

b. pond

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What type of erosion causes certain materials to BREAK DOWN and maybe even bubble?

chemical erosion


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What did I use to demonstrate wind erosion?

hair dryer and sand

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Hot molten rock UNDER the surface of a volcano is called?

magma

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What type of erosion causes things to CRACK due to extreme changes in our weather?

temperature erosion
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What 4 types of erosion cause the same type of changes to the Earth's surface such as; moving, wearing away, pushing, or causing the Earth to expand?

water, wind, glacier, and vegetation erosion

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What kind of damage can a tsunami cause? (name 2)

flooding, structures can collapse, habitats are destroyed, mudslides, and loss of life

300

Different fossils can be found in the many different ___________________ of our Earth? (2 words)

rock layers

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The PROCESS of wearing away the Earth and can be caused by the sun, ice, wind, rain, or even moving water?

weathering

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What could I map, plot, or follow if I wanted to find out where the fault lines were of the many tectonic plates on our Earth?

earthquakes or volcanoes

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What is the first thing you should look for when you THINK you found a fossil?

Look for imprints or markings

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An earthquake that happens under the ocean is called a...

tsunami 

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Which natural disaster is measured on a Richter Scale.

earthquakes

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Animals are said to be able to sense when one of these might happen?

earthquakes

500
How could I find trees and other things miles and miles away from it original spot when there is glacier erosion?

The glacier can drag and knock down anything it its path.

500

This natural disaster can cause things to burn such as structures or trees.

volcano

500

Which erosion was demonstrated when we placed a canister of water into the freezer over night?

temperature erosion

500

What are natural disasters?

dangerous and destructive event that happens on Earth