Communities
Landforms
The Earth
Forces
100
A place where something is.
Location
100
A place on Earth's surface that is much higher than the land around it.
Mountain
100
Where we live. The Earth's outer most layer.
Crust
100
An opening in Earth's surface from which lava flows.
Volcano
200
Number of people
Population
200
Lowland area between higher lands such as mountains.
Valley
200
Solid center of the Earth made of iron and nickel.
Inner Core
200
The shaking of Earth’s surface caused by movement of the crust and mantle.
Earthquake
300
The countryside away from cities and large towns
Rural
300
A flat area on Earth's surface.
Plain
300
Lava comes from this layer.
Mantle
300
A large amount of water that covers normally dry land.
Flood
400
A large city with a large population that has many schools and businesses.
Urban
400
A deep valley with very steep sides.
Canyon
400
Extends to a depth of 1,800 miles and is made of hot liquid and rock. Represents about 85% of Earth's layers.
Mantle
400
A piece of the Earth's crust that moves together, pulls apart and slides past.
Plates
500
A small community that is close to a city
Suburb
500
A flat area higher than the land around it.
Plateau
500
Extends to a depth of around 3000 miles beneath the surface. Made up of super-heated lava. This lava is believed to be mostly iron and nickel.
Outer Core
500
A city whose population died because of a volcanic eruption.
Pompeii