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| Movement of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in earth's crust. |
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| Natural wall like structure that traps sand and small rocks. |
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| Break in the earth's crust |
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| This is found at the mouth of a river |
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| A layer of the earth where the plates float |
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| A hill of Sand, made and shaped by wind |
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| All the kinds of landforms in certain place. |
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| The breaking down of rock by wind, water, or plants |
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| Molten Rock under earth's surface |
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| A natural land shape or feature |
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| a mountain made of ash, lava, or other matrial from eruption |
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| an agent of erosion responsible for creating the Grand Canyon. |
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| Which layer of the Earth contain soft areas where plates float A. Mantle B. Crust C. Inner Core D. Outer Core |
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Weathering is not caused by
A. Depositing sediment at the mouth of a river.
B. Wind
C. Water
D. Ocean Waves |
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| A. Depositing sediment at the mouth of a river. |
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The Grand Canyon was most likly formed by the this type of Weathering
A. Wind
B. Water
C. Plants
D. People |
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A Jettey protects a beach
A. True
B. False |
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A plate moved over a hot spot to form this string of volcanoes
A. Appalachians.
B. Hawaiian Islands
C. Rockies
D. None of the above. |
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What does the seismographs measure
A. Sound Waves
B. Earthquake Intencities
C. Snowfall
D. The size of the mountain |
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| B. Earthquake Intencities |
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GPS technology can help Scientist by
A. Predicting where the earth quake will occour.
B. Determining the probable effect of the earthquake.
C. Determine what caused the earthquake
D. Measuring the movement of faults during an earthquakes. |
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| D. Measuring the movement of faults during an earthquakes. |
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A volcano errupts under pressure
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B. False |
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Volcanoes are formed from
A. Hot gasses pushing up through Earth's surface.
B. Molten rock pushing up through Earth's surface.
C. Large continental plates colliding with one another.
D. The rapid erosion of large mountain ranges. |
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| B. Molten rock pushing up through Earth's surface. |
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How can a levee prevent flooding?
A. Keep rising water inside stream channels.
B. It acts as a drain when water gets too high
C. It pulls water downstreams
D. It forms a late with Excess water |
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| A. Keep rising water inside stream channels. |
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Which of these statement about earth's crust is true?
A. It is a layer of solid rock that remains the same throughout time
B. It includes the continents but not the ocean floor.
C. It is a changing, moving surface with the same thickness everywhere.
D. It is a system of large masses called plates that slowly move together or apart. |
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| D. It is a system of large masses called plates that slowly move together or apart. |
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| How is a mashroom rock formed |
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| Mushroom rock is formed from two rocks, one of which has come to rest on the top of the other, caused by a very sudden disturbance such as a rock fall or earthquakes. Or wind Weathering a large boulder. |
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| How does river weather rock differently than wind? |
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| River Rocks are roundes from tumbling in the river. Wind does not make rounded pebbles just uneven dust particles. |
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| How does the waves change the cliffs? |
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| Waves cut away at the rocks over time to weather them. The sediments are depposited as sand on the beach. |
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