EDS 1 and 2

A bowl-like hole that forms when rock explodes from a volcano during an eruption.

• earthquake

• volcano

• crater

• geyser

Vibrations within Earth caused by the sudden release of energy, usually as a result of the movement of rock along a fault.

• earthquake

• geyser

• volcano

• hot spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A landform, usually cone-shaped, produced by a collection of erupted material around a vent, or opening on the surface of Earth and through which gas and erupted material pass.

• crater

• geyser

• hot spring

• volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An observable fact or event, unusual or interesting.

• geological process

• phenomena

• seismic event

• fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A fountain of water and steam that erupts from the ground.

• geyser

• hot spring

• volcano

• crater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A spring produced by geothermally- heated groundwater that rises from Earth’s crust.

• volcano

• geyser

• hot spring

• crater

Preserved remains of an organism, usually from prehistoric times.

• rock

• sedimentary

• igneous

• fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A dynamic process at work in the earth’s landforms and surfaces. These involve weathering, erosion, and plate tectonics.

• seismic event

• geological process

• fossil

• phenomena

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The types, frequency and size of earthquakes that happen over a period of time in a certain area.

• geological process

• seismic event

• phenomena

• fossil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A tool scientists and engineers use to represent ideas or provide an explanation. Models may include diagrams, drawings, physical replicas, mathematical representations, analogies, or computer simulations.

• modification

• magnitude

• intensity

• model

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2