Earth Science Review

What change on the surface of the Earth is a result of tectonic plates shifting?

• ice breaks rocks apart

• earthquakes shake the ground

• glaciers are pulled down mountains by gravity

• hurricanes cause heavy rainfall

Which of the following best describes erosion?

• a process that breaks down rock and other material into sediment

• a process that allows magma to leave the mantle

• a process that occurs at plate boundaries and creates new crust

• a process that carries away broken down rock to a new location

What causes earthquakes?

• Strong ocean waves crash against continents, shaking the coastline.

• Natural disasters like hurricanes cause strong winds to blow. These winds flow towards the ground and shake the Earth's surface.

• Tectonic plates race quickly towards each other. When they finally meet, they crash together, causing the ground to shake.

• Tectonic plates move slowly past each other and sometimes get stuck. When they finally release and move again, the ground shakes.

What is weathering?

• the transfer of electricity from one item to another

• the breaking down of rock into sediment

• when a force like water moves sediment

• when sediment stops moving, resting in a new location

Ring of Fire is...

• Where Earthquakes and volcanos never occur

• A ring of Fire in the middle of the ocean

• A fire ring of hot lava

• A zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity

____ are breaks or cracks in the rocks that make up Earth's crust.

• Landforms

• Faults

• Earthquakes

• Boundaries