Earth's Place and Systems Vocabulary

Fossils are ...

• mountains or hills that have a vent for lava and gases to escape.

• the process of rocks breaking in wind and rain.

• where two tectonic plates move away from each other.

• the preserved remains or impressions of an organism.

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Topography is...

• a detailed map that shows where animals live.

• a detailed map of the surface of the Earth that includes land features such as mountains, valleys, and bodies of water.

• a detailed map of only water features on the Earth.

• a detailed map that show where countries are.

The movement of rock by wind or water is ________.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• not possible.

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Rocks breaking apart is the process of _______.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• not possible

A convergent boundary is where 2 tectonic plates ______.

• push together and one goes under the other

• push together and they both crumble

• move apart from each other and new crust forms

• move apart and fall off of the Earth

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The dropping of pieces of rock and sediment into a new place is the process of ______.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• not possible

Two tectonic plates that move away from each other and form new crust is a ____________ boundary.

• convergent

• divergent

• flat

• bumpy

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A mountain or hill that has a crater or a vent for lava and gases to escape is called a(n) ___________.

• fossil

• earthquake

• volcano

• topography

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Plate Tectonics are the _________.

• masses of land that are different shapes and sizes that make up the Earth's crust.

• masses of land that are in the Mantle of the Earth.

• plates that you eat off of in your home.

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The violent shaking of the Earth's crust is called a(n) ____ .

• volcano

• carnival ride

• wild ride on a horse.

• earthquake

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