Birth of Rocks

What is an active volcano?

• A volcano that is erupting or likely to erupt

• A volcano that is not likely to erupt

• A scientist who studies volcanoes

• A type of rock formed from lava

What does it mean to erupt?

• To guess what will happen

• When lava quickly comes out of a volcano

• A high area of land with an opening

• A scientist who studies volcanoes

What is a map?

• A high area of land with an opening

• A type of rock formed from lava

• A group of active volcanoes

• A drawing of a place showing where things are

What is it called when lots of rocks and soil roll down from a cliff or mountain?

• steep

• landslide

• slope

• erupt

What is an event in nature (such as a landslide, earthquake, hurricane, or wildfire) that can be dangerous to living things?

• slope

• natural disaster

• magma

• deposition

What does "slope" refer to?

• How much higher one side is than the other

• When lots of rocks and soil roll down from a cliff

• An event in nature that can be dangerous

• To come up with many new questions or ideas

What so we call something that is very high up on one end and very low at the other end?

• evidence

• swamp

• steep

• erosion

What is the term for a dark rock made of fossil plants that can be burned and used for fuel?

• Sediment

• Coal

• Swamp

• Model

What do we call a deep hole in the ground formed over a long time by moving water?

• Canyon

• Aquatic

• Fossil

• Evidence

Which term describes the remains of a plant or animal that lived a very, very long time ago?

• Environment

• Fossil

• Sedimentary rock

• Deposition