Science Ch. 2

Front 1

landform

Back 1

a natual land shape or feature

Hint 1

form

Front 2

topography

Back 2

surface landforms of an area

Hint 2

landforms

Front 3

sand dune

Back 3

a mound of sand formed by wind

Hint 3

sand, duh

Front 4

best for farming?

Back 4

Coastal Plains

Hint 4

moist land

Front 5

most rivers?

Back 5

Coastal Plains

Hint 5

moist land

Front 6

rolling hills?

Back 6

Piedmont

Hint 6

foot hills

Front 7

most mountains?

Back 7

Blue Ridge

Hint 7

_________________ Mountains

Front 8

largest?

Back 8

Coastal Plains

Hint 8

bottom

Front 9

north east?

Back 9

Blue Ridge

Hint 9

up right

Front 10

red clay?

Back 10

Piedmont

Hint 10

starts with a p

Front 11

two terms that protect GA's mainland

Back 11

barrier islands, sand spits

Hint 11

off the coast of GA

Front 12

How can wind cause erosion?

Back 12

moves sediment into water

Hint 12

sediment

Front 13

What is the area of new land at the mouth of a river?

Back 13

delta

Hint 13

airlines : D

Front 14

How are floods beneficial and dangerous?

Back 14

beneficial- nutrients for soil

dangerous- destroy buildings

Hint 14

soil, homes

Front 15

Where are most sinkholes found? Why?

Back 15

Florida- limestone

Hint 15

type of rock

Front 16

How can plants cause and prevent erosion?

Back 16

prevent- roots hold soil in place cause- make cracks in rock

Hint 16

soil, rock

Front 17

kaoilin

Back 17

clay along the fall line

Hint 17

clay

Front 18

sinkhole

Back 18

large hole formed when roof of a cave collapses

Hint 18

cave

Front 19

plate

Back 19

section of Earth's crust and mantle that fits together with other sections

Hint 19

puzzle pieces

Front 20

earthquake

Back 20

a shaking of Earth's surface, caused by movement of rock in the crust

Hint 20

shake

Front 21

epicenter

Back 21

point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

Hint 21

above focus

Front 22

fault

Back 22

crack in Earth's crust

Hint 22

crack

Front 23

magma

Back 23

melted rock beneath Earth's surface

Hint 23

beneath surface

Front 24

lava

Back 24

molten rock that flows out of a volcano onto Earth's surface

Hint 24

volcano

Front 25

volcano

Back 25

mountain that forms as molten rock flows through a crack onto Earth's surface

Hint 25

lava

Front 26

3 examples of destructive processes

Back 26

1.deposition

2.earthquakes

3.volcanoes

4.faults

Hint 26

deposition

Front 27

3 examples of constructive processes

Back 27

1.erosion

2.weathering

3.impact of organisms

4.earthquakes

5.volcanoes

Hint 27

erosion

Front 28

crust

Back 28

surface layer, solid rock

Hint 28

surface

Front 29

mantle

Back 29

mostly solid rock, some soft rock, upper mantle and lower mantle

Hint 29

two parts

Front 30

outer core

Back 30

hot, liquid iron

Hint 30

burning

Front 31

inner core

Back 31

iron and nickel (solid), hot

Hint 31

solid

Front 32

plates float on...

Back 32

mantle

Hint 32

softer rock

Front 33

earthquakes are caused by...

(3 ways)

Back 33

plates...

1.pushing together

2.sliding past each other

3.pulling apart

Hint 33

plates ___________

Front 34

list Earth's layers from surface to center

Back 34

1.crust

2.mantle

3.outer core

4.inner core

Hint 34

cmoi

Front 35

How many major plates?

Back 35

10

Hint 35

between 1 and 15

Front 36

list 3 major plates

Back 36

1.Cocos 6.Caribbean

2.Pacific 7.North American

3.Nazca 8.Arabian

4.South American 9.Indian

5.African 10.Eurasian

Hint 36

Carribbean, Pacific, etc.

Front 37

What kind of crust on the mantle?

Back 37

oceanic, continential

Hint 37

ocean, continent

Front 38

Where is the San Andreas Fault?

Back 38

California

Hint 38

west, CA

Front 39

you classify earthquakes by their...

Back 39

magnitude

Hint 39

Richter scale

Front 40

What causes a chain of volcanoes to form?

Back 40

a hot spot

Hint 40

warm polka-dot

Front 41

What are the 3 types of volcanoes?

Back 41

1.Composite

2.Shield

3.Cinder Cone

Hint 41

Co. Sh. and Ci.Co.

Front 42

Explain Composite Volcanoes and give an example.

Back 42

made of lava and ash, Mnt. St. Helens, Washington

Hint 42

lava and ash, Washington

Front 43

Explain Shield Volcanoes and give an example.

Back 43

made of lava in lava conduits, Mauna Loa, Hawaii

Hint 43

lava, Hawaii

Front 44

Explain Cinder Cone Volcanoes and give an example.

Back 44

made of rock, ash, and other solids, Paricutin, Mexico

Hint 44

rock and ash, Mexico

Front 45

What are the tops of volcanoes called?

Back 45

vents

Hint 45

air conditioning

Front 46

How were the Hawaiian Islands formed?

Back 46

a hot spot created a chain of volcanoes

Hint 46

hot spot

Front 47

How do hot spots create chains of vocanoes?

Back 47

Plates move slowly over a hot spot and volcanoes form in new locations

Hint 47

plates moving