1. 1. How can a volcanic eruption change the surface of the earth?
The hardened lava forms a cone-shaped landform.
New rocks form from the lava once it cools down.
Trees and other plants near the eruption will be destroyed.

2. 2. How can an earthquake change the surface of the earth?
More cracks form on the ground.
Parts of the ground could separate.
Buildings and homes are weakened because of the movement.
Trees are destroyed.

3. 3. What is the difference between “weathering” and “erosion”?
Weathering is the breaking apart or changing of rocks and erosion is the movement or wearing down of rock, sand or soil.

4. 4. The point on the earth´s surface that is above where the earthquake begins
Epicenter

5. 4a. The name of the plates under the surface of the earth
tectonic plates

6. 4b. The place where 2 tectonic plates meet
Fault line

7. State if the example shows erosion or weathering.
5. Water that becomes ice and then thaws (becomes water), separating a rock.
erosion
weathering

8. 6. The cleaning of a copper penny with salt and vinegar.
erosion
weathering

9. 7. The movement of weathered material.
erosion
weathering

10. 8. The roots of a plant breaking apart the sidewalk.
erosion
weathering

11. 9. Waves hitting the sand on the beach.
erosion
weathering

12. 10. The breaking apart or changing of rocks.
erosion
weathering

13. 11. The soil on a hill being washed away by the rain.
erosion
weathering

14. 12. Water eating away at the Alka Selzer tablets.
erosion
weathering

15. 13. A deep v-shaped valley cut by a river through strong rock.
Name the landform.
13. A deep v-shaped valley cut by a river through strong rock.
canyon

16. 14. The land next to the ocean.
coast

17. 15. A body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
peninsula

18. 16. A large natural stream of moving water
river

19. 17. A barren, dry area
desert

20. 18. A place in a river where water spills suddenly downward.
waterfall

21. 19. A body of salt water that covers almost ¾ of the earth´s surface.
ocean

22. 20. An area of land surrounded totally by water.
island

23. 21. A large moving body of ice.
glacier

24. 22. A plain that is higher than the land around it.
plateau

25. 23. A landform high above the land around it.
mountain

26. 24. An opening in Earth´s crust; pressure inside the earth forces hot molten rock upward
volcano

27. 25. A body of water surrounded by land
lake

28. 26. A large, mostly flat area, mainly of grass
plain

29. 27. A high place on Earth´s surface; not as high as a mountain
hill

30. 28. A low narrow area between hills or moutnains
valley

31. 29. An opening in the volcano
Identify the part of the volcano described below.
29. An opening in the volcano
magma
vent
ash

32. 30. The enclosed space where magma collects below the surface of the earth
magma chamber
crater
ash

33. 31. A bowl-shaped area that forms at the top of the volcano
lava
crater
ash

34. 32. Burnt material that shoots out of the volcano and forms a cloud
vent
lava
ash

35. 33. Magma that flows onto the earth´s surface during a volcanic eruption
lava
ash

36. 34. Melted rock under the surface of the earth
magma
lava
ash