EARTH SCIENCE INTRODUCTION # 1 MR. JACKSON

A break in Earth’s crust that lets magma come out from the mantle and onto Earth’s surface.

• Trench

• Glacier

• Ridge

• Volcano

When earthquakes happen underwater, they can cause ____.

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Landslide

• Floods

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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The word tsunami means_______________ in _______________.

• massive wave / Japanese
• harbor wave / Japanese
• harbor wave / English
• big wave / Chinese

How high can tsunami waves reach?

• 10,000 feet
• 100 meters
• 100 feet
• all of these

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True or False...meteors can cause tsunamis?

• True

• False

What is the best way to survive a tsunami?

• float on debris

• get to higher ground

• stay and watch and film this crazy storm

• climb a tree

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The outside layer of the earth is called ______________________.

• core

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

• crust

• plates

• directions

• seismos

The Richter scale measures:

• the amount of radon gas released
• the movement of plates
• the strength of an earthquake
• the weight of tectonic plates

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