Chapter 5 Lesson 2

Question 1

The large sections that make up Earth’s crust and upper mantle are called.

Answer 1

Plates

Question 2

When plates slowly ram into each other, they can form blended rock layers, called.

Answer 2

Folds

Question 3

A long narrow crack in the Earth’s crust is called an

Answer 3

Fault

Question 4

Tall landforms are caused by folding or faulting are called

Answer 4

Mountains

Question 5

If the rock in the Earth’s crust suddenly shakes an

Answer 5

Earthquake occurs

Question 6

Underwater earthquakes can cause huge ocean waves, called

Answer 6

Tsunamis

Question 7

The source of an earthquake creates

Answer 7

Seismic waves that travel outward

Question 8

A tool that graphs seismic waves as wavy lines is called an

Answer 8

Seismograph

Question 9

A mountain that forms around an opening in the Earth’s crust is an

Answer 9

Volcano

Question 10

Some volcanoes form over thin places in Earth’s crust, called

Answer 10

Hotspots

Question 11

A tall landform that rises to the peak is called a

Answer 11

Mountain

Question 12

A is a high landform with a flat top.

Answer 12

Plateau

Question 13

Seismic waves travel at different along

Answer 13

Speeds

Question 14

Earth’s and Earth’s interior

Answer 14

Surface, through

Question 15

A volcano produces melted rock called

Answer 15

Magma

Question 16

When the volcano erupts into the air it is called

Answer 16

Lava

Question 17

In the Pacific Ocean, an example of volcanoes that formed over a hotspot is the Islands

Answer 17

Hawaii

Question 18

When plates move slowly , can form

Answer 18

Mountains and plateaus

Question 19

Name the two kinds of lava

Answer 19

Lava, Magma

Question 20

Rock layers band and form

Answer 20

Folds