Vocabulary

Question 0

Volcanoes

Answer 0

Mountains with openings in Earth’s crust though which magma,gases, and ash reach Earth’s surface

Question 1

Landslide

Answer 1

Mass movements of land due to gravity.

Question 2

Seamounts

Answer 2

Volcanoes on the ocean floor.

Question 3

Volcanic Islands

Answer 3

Seamounts that rise above the ocean surface. Ex: Hawaii or Japan

Question 4

Earthquake

Answer 4

Vibrations on Earth’s surface caused by sudden movement in Earth

Question 5

Plates

Answer 5

Gigantic slabs of rock that makes up the Earth’s crust

Question 6

Fault

Answer 6

The cracks in the earth’s crust where the plates come together

Question 7

Tsunami

Answer 7

A huge wave usually caused by a earthquake under the ocean

Question 8

Flood

Answer 8

When large amounts of water cover land that is usually dry

Question 9

Erosion

Answer 9

The movements of sediments and soil by wide,water,ice, and gravity

Question 10

Constructive

Answer 10

Process that creates landform

Question 11

Destructive

Answer 11

Process that destroy landforms

Question 12

Weathering

Answer 12

Process that brake down rocks at or near the surface of the earth. It can be either physical or Chemical

Question 13

Deposition

Answer 13

The dropping or depositing of sediments by water or wind or ice

Question 14

Continental shelf

Answer 14

The part of the continent located under the water

Question 15

Continental slope

Answer 15

The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the bottom of the ocean floor

Question 16

Mid-ocean Ridge

Answer 16

On the bottom if the ocean there is a central Ridge, or mountain range that divides the ocean floor into two parts. These under water volcanic mountains are known as the mid-ocean Ridge

Question 17

Rift Zone

Answer 17

The center the highest part of the mid-ocean Ridge. Under water volcanic activity that adds mountains to either side of the mid-ocean Ridge occurs at the rife zone

Question 18

Trenches

Answer 18

The deepest part of the ocean basin and are deeper than any valley found on land

Question 19

Ocean Basin

Answer 19

Made up of low hills and flat plains located on either side mid-ocean Ridge

Question 20

Abyssal plain

Answer 20

The flat area of the ocean basin.

Question 21

Ocean Shore Zone

Answer 21

The area where the ocean meets the land

Question 22

Beaches

Answer 22

Shorelines made of land

Question 23

Shoreline

Answer 23

Area where the land meets the ocean

Question 24

Barrier Island

Answer 24

Island with sandy beaches

Question 25

Estuary

Answer 25

The land where a river meets an ocean

Question 26

Inlets

Answer 26

The water-filled spaces between the barrier islands

Question 27

Waves

Answer 27

Repeated movement of water

Question 28

Crest

Answer 28

The highest part of the wave

Question 29

Trough

Answer 29

The lowest part of the wave

Question 30

Current

Answer 30

Flowing streams of water that move continually through the ocean in a specific direction

Question 31

Warm surface currents

Answer 31

Currents driven by Earths rotation from the tropics to higher latitudes

Question 32

Cold surface currents

Answer 32

Currents driven by Earths rotation from the polar latitudes toward the equator

Question 33

Tide

Answer 33

The regular rise and fall of waters in oceans and seas. Tides are caused by the pull of the moons gravity on Earth

Question 34

Natural resources

Answer 34

Are materials that people can take and use from the Earth

Question 35

Conservation

Answer 35

The wise use of natural resources

Question 36

Pollution

Answer 36

Anything that harms the natural environment