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Georgia 5th grade Earth science #GSE #Earthscience #erosion #tectonicplates
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a volcano is...
a weird kind of mountain
destructive
destructive and constructive
constructive
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What is a glacier?
a huge rock formation that can move
a huge formation of ice that can move
What causes earthquakes
a place where rivers begin
3
How did Hawaii form?
the Earth's plates are pulling apart and formed a volcano
a volcano forming over a hot spot in the Earth's crust
the ring of fire
the water receded to reveal the land
4
weathering is...
when it rains alot
when rocks and soil are broken down
the temperature over and extended period of time
when rocks and soil are carried away
5
destructive means....
build up
breakdown
helpful
harmful
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what is a "fault"?
Continental drift
a mistake the earth has made
a place where plates are moving
what causes volcanoes to erupt
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the name for the "Super Continent" before the plates began to move is
Afriopia
Continental Drift
Eurasia
Pangea
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What does a seismograph measure?
deposition
Sound waves
volcanic eruptions
earthquakes
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the processes that shape the earth are
constructive and destructive
neither
constructive
destructive
10
deposition is..
when rocks and soil are carried away
when you put money in the bank
when rocks and soil are laid down
when rocks are broken down
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erosion is...
when soil and rocks are carried away
the result of volcanic activity
when soil and rocks are broken down
what happens after an earthquake
12
Will Stone mountain always exist as it does now?
it will always be a mountain and get bigger by deposition
no! weathering and erosion will eventually wear it away
yes! it is made from granite a very hard rock!
it will always be a mountain, just get shorter by erosion
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the Earth's surface is constantly changing
true
false
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Why do Georgia's Coastal islands need reclamation?
the indigenous people have taken over
erosion, weathering and lack of sedimentary material
the forests have grown too much and you can't see the beach
the dams/levees don't allow sediment needed to maintain them
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what do levees and dams try to do?
stop sediment from building up
store water
control floods
water farmland
16
the mountain range under the Atlantic ocean is
the mid Atlantic ridge
something scientists still debate
a theory
the mid Continental divide
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a constructive force...
builds things up
is helpful
breaks things down
is harmful
