Quiz about Severe weather, erosion, weathering

Question 1

Landslide

Accepted Answer

a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock that falls down a mountain or cliff

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A landform where molten rock erupts from Earth's surface

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A landform with high elevation and high relief

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A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans

Question 2

Mountain

Accepted Answer

A landform with high elevation and high relief

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A raised area of land that is smaller than a mountain

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A sudden shaking of Earth's surface

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A landform where molten rock erupts from Earth's surface

Question 3

Wildfire

Accepted Answer

a large fire that spreads quickly over a natural area

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When two things come together with strong force.

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A large, moving piece of solid rock

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A long narrow band of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean

Question 4

hurricane

Accepted Answer

A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans

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a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock that falls down a mountain or cliff

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a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.

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A long narrow band of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean

Question 5

sediment

Accepted Answer

Solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location

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A real or imaginary line that shows where one area ends and another one begins.

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An area where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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When two things come together with strong force.

Question 6

convergent boundary

Accepted Answer

An area where two tectonic plates push together.

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A raised area of land that is flat on top.

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day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature, precipitation, and other factors

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A real or imaginary line that shows where one area ends and another one begins.

Question 7

Seismograph

Accepted Answer

a device that measures the strength of an earthquake

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A landform with high elevation and high relief.

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An area where two tectonic plates push together.

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A long narrow band of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean

Question 8

What causes canyons to form?

Accepted Answer

water erosion from rivers

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The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

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wave erosion

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change or difference

Question 9

Deposition

Accepted Answer

the process of dropping, or depositing, sediment in a new location

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When acid rain reacts with rock--forming minerals such as feldspar to produce clay.

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When gravity moves rock and other materials downhill by landslides, mudslides, slumps, & creeps.

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The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

Question 10

What event in the sea can be caused by an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

tsunami

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epicenter

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aftershock

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earthquake

Question 11

A fault is:

Accepted Answer

a break in Earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other

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a scale that rates seismic waves as measured by a particular type of mechanical seismograph

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an instrument that records and measures seismic waves

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seismic waves that vibrate from side to side as well as up and down

Question 12

environment

Accepted Answer

the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

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reuse waster or old materials to create a new, useful product

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warming that results when heat is trapped in the atmosphere

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Created by burning of fossil fuels (such as coal, oil, and natural gas), from wildfires, and volcanoes

Question 13

reduce

Accepted Answer

to make smaller or become less

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a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern

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materials found in nature that are used by living things

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harsh or dangerous weather conditions

Question 14

reuse

Accepted Answer

to use again

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harsh or dangerous weather conditions

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The contamination of streams, rivers, lakes, oceans through human activities

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limitation or restriction

Question 15

upcycle

Accepted Answer

reuse waster or old materials to create a new, useful product

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A standard or rule that must be met

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to make smaller or become less

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a storm with a violent wind. Usually forms in the ocean then can move onto land

Question 16

severe weather

Accepted Answer

harsh or dangerous weather conditions

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to make smaller or become less

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The contamination of streams, rivers, lakes, oceans through human activities

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materials found in nature that are used by living things

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