1st Nine Weeks Science Benchmark

Earth is made up of layers. The crust is the thinnest. It is made of ___________, which are gigantic slabs of rocks.

• plates
• faults
• earthquaques
• tsunami

___________ are breaks or cracks in the Earth's crust where plates come together.

• plates
• earthquakes
• faults
• tsunami

When plates move it makes _____________ which are movements in the Earth's crust caused by a sudden shift in the plates.

• plates
• faults
• tsunami
• earthquakes

A ______ is a giant wave caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor.

• faults
• tsunami
• crust
• plates

A __________ is a mountain that builds up around unpinning in the Earth's crust. Sometimes melted rocks, gasses are forced out.

• tsunami
• volcano
• earthquake
• faults

Magma rises up a volcano through an opening called the vent. When the magma reaches the top of the volcano, it is called ________.

• tsunami
• earthquake
• volcano
• lava

A _____________ is a place where magma melts through the Earth's crust.

• hot spot
• tsunami
• crust
• faults

The cup-like shape that forms at the top of the volcano is called a ________.

• crater
• tsunami
• faults
• crust

______________ is the slow process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces. This can be caused by flowing water, rain, and wind.

• volcano
• faults
• weathering
• erosion

When weathered rock and soil is moved away it is called ________. 

• crust
• erosion
• faults
• crust