Science (4th) Ch. 5 Lesson 2 - The Moving Crust (vocab & notes)

Question 1

a long narrow crack in the Earth’s crust

Answer 1

fault

Question 2

a high landform with a flat top

Answer 2

plateau

Question 3

a bend in layers of rock

Answer 3

fold

Question 4

a tall landform that rises to a peak

Answer 4

mountain

Question 5

a sudden shaking of the rock that makes up Earth’s crust

Answer 5

earthquake

Question 6

a vibration caused by an earthquake

Answer 6

seismic wave

Question 7

an instrument that detects and records earthquakes

Answer 7

seismograph

Question 8

a mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth’s crust

Answer 8

volcano

Question 9

Earth’s plates are made up of the _________ and ________.

Answer 9

mantle

crust

Question 10

Earth’s ________ are made up of the mantle and crust.

Answer 10

plates

Question 11

When ______ slowly push into each other at the edges of the two continents, they can form bended rock layers called __________.

Answer 11

plates

folds

Question 12

________________, caused by the sudden lifting of the ocean crust, can cause huge waves called tsunamis.

Answer 12

underwater earthquakes

Question 13

Underwater earthquakes , caused by the sudden lifting of the ocean crust, can cause huge waves called ___________.

Answer 13

tsunamis

Question 14

_________ caused by earthquakes are known as seismic waves.

Answer 14

vibrations

Question 15

Vibrations cause by earthquakes are known as __________.

Answer 15

seismic waves

Question 16

The ______________ are famous for their ___________, which sometimes erupt.

Answer 16

Hawaiian Islands

volcanos