The Moving Crust

Question 1

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

Answer 1

PLates

Question 2

When plate slowly ram into each other, they can form bended rock layers, called

Answer 2

folds

Question 3

A long narrow crack in earth’s crust is called

Answer 3

Faults

Question 4

Tall landforms caused by folding or faulting

Answer 4

mountain

Question 5

If the rock in the earth’s crust suddenly shakes a

Answer 5

Earthquake

Question 6

Underwater earthquake can cause huge ocean waves

Answer 6

Tsunami

Question 7

The source of an earthquake creates

Answer 7

Seismic waves

Question 8

A tool that graphs seismic waves as wavy lines

Answer 8

seismic graphs

Question 9

Seismic waves travel at different along earth’s and earth’s interior

Answer 9

Speeds surface through

Question 10

Most volcanoes form near edges

Answer 10

Plate

Question 11

A mountain that forms around an opening in earth’s crust

Answer 11

Volcano

Question 12

A volcano produces melted rock called which erupts into the air as

Answer 12

Magma lava

Question 13

Some volcanos form over thin places in Earth’s crust called

Answer 13

Hot spots

Question 14

In the Pacific Ocean an example of volcanos that formed over a hot spot is the

Answer 14

Hawaiian Islands

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Fault

Question 16

A tall landform that rises to a peak

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Mountain

Question 17

A tool that measures the waves from an Earth Quake

Answer 17

Seismic graphs

Question 18

Is a high landform with a flat top

Answer 18

Plateau

Question 19

An opening in earth’s crust through which gases and melted rock is a

Answer 19

Volcano

Question 20

When the rock and earth’s crust shakes

Answer 20

Earthquake