Chapter 2 lesson 2&3

Earth’s crust is made up of 16 enormous pieces called

• tectonic plates

• fault

• puzzle

• pangea

cold from deep within the planet causes plates to move.

• true

• false

Earth’s surface is like puzzle pieces pushed together and floating on a sea of boiling rock.

• true

• false

erosion happens when rocks on either side of a fault move or when volcanoes erupt.

• true

• false

When earthquakes occur in the ocean, it can cause an enormous wave called a tsunami.

• true

• false

The Ring of fire is an area with a long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Atlantic Ocean.

• true

• false

is a process by which weathered bits of rock are moved by water, wind, or ice.

• erosion

• weathering

• faults

The Grand Canyon was formed by weathering and erosion.

• true

• false

The following images is an example of:

• valley

• plain

• plateau

The following image is an example of:

• peninsula

• continent

• island

• isthmus