Ch. 9 Vocab Review

a mountain made of lava, ash, or other materials from eruptions:

• volcano

• fault

• earthquake

• plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

molten rock that reaches the Earth’s surface:

• lava

• magma

• fault

• glacier

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

melted or molten rock beneath earth’s surface:

• lava

• magma

• glacier

• epicenter

a break in the Earth’s crust; where most earthquakes occur:

• earthquake

• fault

• plate

• topography

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

the point of Earth’s surface directly above the focus; where the greatest amount of damage occurs during an earthquake:

• focus

• fault

• epicenter

• delta

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A movement of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust:

• earthquake

• delta

• topography

• landform

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

blocks of crust and upper mantle rock that fit together like puzzle pieces:

• plates

• delta

• landform

• fault

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

a large hole, near the earth’s surface that opens suddenly:

• sinkhole

• sand dune

• delta

• landform

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

An area of new land at the mouth of a river:

• delta

• glacier

• plate

• sand dune

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a sand hill that is made and shaped by the wind:

• sand dune

• glacier

• land form

• topography

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2