Landform Vocab
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Earthquakes
Earth Features
FYI
100
the low land between hills or mountains
valley
100
waves that spread out in all directions from the focus, the point where an earthquake begins.
seismic waves
100
A earthquake is usually caused by a
movement along a fault
100
Which is most like a glacier changing Earth's surface?
A. A boy raking leaves into a pile
B. Pouring cold water on a sidewalk
C. A speeding racecar a bulldozer pushing and piling anything in its path
100
Looking at the picture, which organisms appear WITH the trilobite?
Ammonite
200
a body of water surrounded by land.
Lake
200
tiny bits of soil or rock that have been broken down and deposited.
sediments
200
is an instrument that detects and measures waves produced by earthquakes.
seismograph
200
How do we find wavelength?
find the distance from the top of one wave to the top of the next.
200
Rocks that are found on deeper (lower) levels, are said to be the oldest or youngest?
oldest.
300
a wide, flat area.
plain
300
The movement of weathered material from one place to another.
Erosion
300
Can earthquakes and volcanoes break down the land, build up the land, or both?
Both.
300
Which can be used to map earth's features?
a. maps
b. patterns
c. observations
d. all of the above
all of the above
300
Select the wave with the longest wavelength?
Wave A
400
a landform that rises high above the Earth's surface.
Mountain
400
The dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock.
deposition
400
This is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes..
Richter Scale
400
What are three things scientists can learn from fossils?
- animals from the past
- their environment
- the climate
400
the line going through the middle of the wave is called the what?
midpoint
500
a flat land that is higher than the land around it.
Plateau
500
Slow process that breaks materials into smaller pieces.
weathering
500
What structure can be used to help a building resist the lateral forces of an earthquake?
a shear wall
500
What features are found on the ocean floor?
trench
rift valley
continental shelf
500
Name the Earth's layers starting with the innermost layer..
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust.