1. Landforms and Oceans Quiz Review (notes 20-23)

2. What are volcanic mountains formed under water called?
Seamounts
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3. What instrument measures vibrations in Earth?
A seismograph
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4. What is a moving mass of ice called?
a glacier
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What term means “a sudden mass movement of land downhill due to gravity”?
landslide
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What do we call vibrations on the Earth’s surface caused by a sudden movement or release of energy?
earthquakes
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7. What is the name of a huge tidal wave that can cause great damage?
Tsunami
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What are mountains with openings in the Earth’s crust where magma, gases, and ash reach the surface called?
Volcanoes
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What process is the dropping (or depositing) of sediments by water, wind, or ice called?
Deposition
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10. What is the area called where most volcanic activity occurs?
Ring of Fire
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11. What kind of force creates landforms?
Constructive forces
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How would you protect yourself during an earthquake if you were inside the classroom?
Get under a sturdy desk and away from any windows.
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13. How would you protect yourself if you were out at recess?
Get low to the ground away from the building and playground equipment. While it’s not the best place (but the best for what we have), we would aim for the kickball field and duck/cover our heads.
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14. How can volcanic eruptions be constructive forces?
As lava cools and hardens, new land can be formed. This is creating new land.
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15. How can volcanic eruptions be destructive forces?
Eruptions create lava, gases, and ash which can destroy anything in their path- trees, houses, ground, living things. This is destructive to anything in their way.
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16. What are cracks in the Earth’s surface called?
Faults
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What natural process occurs when large amounts of water cover dry land?
floods
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What is a delta?
New land that is build up at the end of river because the water slows down and drops what it was carrying.
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19. What items might you include in an earthquake survival kit?
Bottled water
Flashlight with batteries
Non-perishable food (that won’t go bad)
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20. What are some examples of deposition?
Sand dunes
River deltas
Shells on a beach
Banks of a river
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What is the sequence (order) that leads to the development of a delta? Use these words: delta * weathering* erosion* deposition
Weathering > erosion > deposition > delta
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