SEED Standards Vocabulary - 5.1

What word means "the place on Earth where life exists"?

What word means "the thin layer of air, mostly nitrogen and oxygen, that surrounds the Earth"?

What words means "a theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle"?

What word means "breaks rocks into smaller pieces"?

What word means "the erosion or disinigration of rocks, building materials, etc. caused by chemical reactions"?

What word means "a major event caused by natural processes of the Earth"?

What word means "the upward movement of Earth's crust"?

What word means "the movement of earth materials from one place to another"?

What word means "all the water on Earth"?

What word means "solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments"?

What word means "the solid rock part of earth, including mountains, valleys, continents, and rock beneath the oceans"?

What word means "the breaking down of Earth's materials into smaller pieces; takes a long time"?

What word means "most earthquakes and volcanic eruptions take place in this band around the Pacific Ocean"?

What word means "waves of energy that pass through Earth caused by sudden shift of tectonic plates along fault lines"?

What word means "Earth materials moved by gravity; sudden falls of rock"?

What word means "openings in the earth's crust that allow hot, melted rock, ash, and gases to erupt outward"?

What word means "the sudden occurance of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic materials"?