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- 1. Multiple Choice
The section of the Earth's crust and mantle that fits together with other sections like puzzle pieces is called ____________.Pangeaplateepicenterfault - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe point of Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake is called the ____________.faultearthquakeepicenterseismologist
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA crack in the Earth's crust is called a ____________.faultmagmalavavolcano
- 4. Multiple ChoiceMolten rock under the Earth's surface is called ___________.lavahot rockmagmafault
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA mountain that forms as molten rock flows through a crack onto Earth's surface is called a _________________.rockvolcanoplateauvalley
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe shaking of the Earth's surface, caused by movement of rock.Mountainsinkholevalleyearthquake
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA scientist that records earthquakes with a seismograph is called a _____________________.Earthquake measurerseismologistgeologistchemist
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe machine that a seismologist uses to record earthquakes is called a __________________.Richter scaleseismographEarthquake intensity scaleEarthquake scale
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe breaking down or disintegration of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical, or biological processes is called ______________.DepositionWeatheringErosionThe rock cycle
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen particles carried by water, ice, or wind are deposited (dropped) in another locationWeatheringErosionDepositionFlooding
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhen the wind carries sand from one area to another and creates a hillsand stormsand dunesand movementjetty
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe outer most surface of the Earth is called ___________.mantleouter coreinner corecrust
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe soft layer of the earth directly under the crust is called the _____________.outer coreinner coremantlecrust
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice, or wind is called ______________.WeatheringDepositionErosionSoil Movement
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen acid rain dissolves underground limestone caves are being formed. This is an example of ____________.erosionweatheringdepositionearthquakes
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhen the Earth's plates push together they gradually formvolcanoearthquakemountainsvalleys
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe outer layer of the Earth is made of ______________.magmasolid rocklavamolten lava
- 18. Multiple ChoiceDeltas forming at the mouths of rivers is a form of ____________.weatheringerosiondepositionsediment
- 19. Multiple Choice
What would be a good model of Earth?
A peach
An apple
A grape
An orange
- 20. Multiple Choice
__________erodes more of Earth's surface than any other element.
Wind
Water
Fire
Sun
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