Volcanoes
Name of liquid we can see
Lave
Caused because this occurs
Tectonic plates collide
Layer we live on
Crust
Waves, wind, and ice can do this to a rock
Weather it or erode it
Largest US state
Alaska
Name of liquid below the crust we cannot see
Magma
Why earthquakes do not occur in Texas??
Tectonic plates do not connect there
Where most magma flows from
Mantle
Erosion is defined as
Carrying away rock
Largest animal
Blue Whale
Name given to volcanoes in the Pacific Rim
Ring of Fire
When tectonic plates collide, the push the land up forming these
Mountains
Number of layers the earth has
4
Deposition is when rock is
Dropped off or deposited
Largest planet
Jupiter
These islands were formed by volcanoes
Hawaii
Earthquakes are often measured using an instrument called...
Seismograph
The hottest layer
Inner core
The Grand Canyon was formed because of
The Colorado River
Largest city in the world
Tokyo, Japan (37 million people. 6 times the size of Phoenix)
Volcanoes often do this to the land
Provide nutrients and minerals to the land
The city in California that experienced a big earthquake in 1989. The Golden Gate Bridge is located there.
San Francisco
List the layers in the correct order starting from the outside
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Rocks in a flowing river are almost always smooth and slippery because
rushing water causes the rocks to become smooth and sometimes slippery
Most dangerous animal
Mosquitos kill roughly 725,000 people a year