Earth Systems LC #2

Question 1

_________ is responsible for creating new landforms

Accepted Answer

Deposition

Question 2

The _____ is the start of an earthquake inside the earth, while the epicenter is right above it on the earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Focus

Question 3

Oxidation, Water, and Acids are all causes of chemical weathering.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

95% of tsunamis are caused by _________

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

Question 5

The VENT is the pocket beneath the volcano where magma collects.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Running water erosion creates sand dunes and loess.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

_______ is the process by which weathered material is moved from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Question 8

An earthquake is caused by two continents locking together causing pressure to build up .

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

An ACTIVE volcano is a live volcano that is erupting or has signs that it will erupt in the near future.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Tsumanis can happen anywhere in any body of water.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Weathering is the breaking down of rock and other materials on Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Weathering is the process by which material carried by erosion is dropped in new places

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Volcanoes can be found in volcanic belts that extend across continents and oceans​

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Most volcanoes are formed along diverging and _________ plate boundaries.

Accepted Answer

Converging

Question 15

Primary waves are the fastest moving waves, while ____ are the slowest and cause the most damage.

Accepted Answer

Surface

Question 16

A seismogram is the name of the technology used to measure earthquakes.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Seismic waves are the energy released by volcanic eruptions.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Chemical weathering breaks down rock into smaller pieces but does NOT change its chemical makeup.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

The name of one of the major volcanic belts is ________.

Accepted Answer

The Ring of Fire

Question 20

The area covered by lava as it pours out of a vent is called the PIPE.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

A _____ is a powerful wave caused by large underwater disturbances.

Accepted Answer

Tsumani

Question 22

Intensity of a tsunami is determined by the strength of the underwater disturbance and its distance from land.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Weathering, Erosion and Deposition work in a cycle to change the surface of the earth slowly

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

The 3 types of seismic waves are....

Accepted Answer

Primary, secondary, surface

Question 25

A sleeping volcano that is expected to awaken in the future and become active is considered ___________.

Accepted Answer

Dormant

Question 26

A volcano is an opening in the earth's _________ through which lava, volcanic ash and gases escape.

Accepted Answer

Crust

Question 27

The Epicenter is found deep inside the Earth, where rock under stress breaks and is where the earthquake starts.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

A cloud of volcanic gases and ash that forms by volcanic explosion is called the________.

Accepted Answer

Eruption Cloud

Question 29

The hardened lava on outside of volcano is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

Lava & Ash Layer

Question 30

A_______is the rapid shaking of the earth caused by the release of energy stored in the rocks of the earth

Accepted Answer

Earthquake

Earth Systems LC #2

Questions 30

Earth Systems LC #2

Questions 30