Mrs Pickens' Third Grade Class

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Study Guide for Chapter 5 study guide


1.  The center of the earth is the core.
2.  Breaking down rocks into smaller pieces is a slow proves called weathering.
3.  Rock that is melted and flows onto Earth’s surface is called lava.
4.  An earthquake is the sudden movement of rocks on Earth’s crust.
5.  Earth’s outermost layer is called the crust.
6.  The wearing away of rocks is erosion.
7.  The layer below Earth’s crust is the mantle.
8.  Melted rock that is found beneath Earth’s mantle is called magma.
9.  Land features, such as plains and valleys are classified landforms.
10.  A volcano is a mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth’s crusts.
11.  Glaciers cause the Earth’s surface to change slowly.
12.  A landslide is caused by gravity pulling rocks and soil rapidly downhill.
13.  More than half of Earth’s surface is covered by water.
14.  Water, glaciers and wind can cause erosion.
15. The seven large areas lf land found on Earth are called continents.
16.  Be able to explain how volcanoes can both destroy and create landforms.

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