Earth's Crust

The process by which eroded materials are dropped off in another place.

• meander
• sediment
• glacier
• deposition

A large mass of slowly moving ice.

• snow 
• iceslide
• glacier
• landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process through which weathered rock is moved from one place to another.

• weathering
• traveling
• erosion
• gravity

The process on which rocks are broken down.

• erosion
• weathering
• cultivating
• chiseling

A huge, fast moving ocean wave caused by an earthquake.

• splash
• tsunami
• aftershock
• tidal

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The point on the Earth's surface where the earthquake took place.

• focus
• gyser
• plate tectonics
• epicenter

An opening in the Earth's crust on which lava comes out.

• cave
• hole
• volcano
• earthquake

Deep cracks in the Earth's crust.

• faults
• tear
• twist
• shear

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A scientist who studies rocks.

• meteorologist
• biologist
• geologist
• rockologist

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This layer of the core is made of liquid metals.

• outer core
• inner core
• middle core
• apple core