Earth Changes Earth Changes Earthquakes 100 100 200

Earth Changes

Earth. Changes Earthquakes 100 100 200 200 300 300 400 400 500 500 Erosion Volcanoes 100

Water This kind of erosion move the most rock on Earth’s surface Row 1, Col 1

quickly Do volcanoes change The surface of the earth slowly or quickly? 1, 2

Erosion, weathering What could make a mountain become smaller? 1, 3

Seismograph Scientists use this tool to Measure movement 1, 4

They can erode and eventually fall How can arches become dangerous? 2, 1

Shield, dome, strato, cinder cone, composite Name four types of volcanoes 2, 2

Thousands What is the best estimate of how Long it takes for a glacier to carve A valley? Hundreds, thousands, or millions of years? 2, 3

�So that people can be prepared and less damages are caused Why would scientists want to predict Earthquakes? 2, 4

erosion, weathering, uplift What is one example of a slow earth change? 3, 1

An opening in the Earth’s crust that allows hot melted rock, ash, and gases to erupt out. What is the definition of a volcano? 3, 2

Breaking down into smaller pieces What is the definition of weathering? 3, 3

Fault Earthquakes happen along ________ lines 3, 4

To wear away �What does erode mean? 4, 1

Where the Earth’s tectonic plates meet Where to most volcanoes and other seismic activities take place? 4, 2

Water seeps into cracks and freezes What is the first stage of weathering? 4, 3

mountains Earthquakes form valleys and _________ 4, 4

Volcano, earthquake, mudslide What is an example of a quick earth change? 5, 1

lava When hot rock deep in the Earth expands and is Forced out of the opening Of a volcano, what is formed? 5, 2

5, 000 It has taken over_________ years for the Grand Canyon to form. 100, 5000, 10000 5, 3

Deposition What is the word that means “the process of layering sediments”? 5, 4