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Patterns of Earth

Science Unit 4 Lesson 2

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What is a mountain range? A line of mountains connected by high ground
What is a line of mountains connected by high ground? Mountain range
What is a canyon? Deep, narrow areas surrounded by a mountain’s steep sides
What are deep, narrow areas surrounded by a mountain’s steep sides? Canyons
What is a butte? A single hill that has steep sides and a flat top
What is a single hill that has steep sides and a flat top? Butte (not a butt ;-) )
What is a plateau? A large area of raised flat land that extends over a great distance
What is a large area of raised flat land that extends over a great distance? Plateau
Where are mountains and volcanoes common? Along Earth’s plates
What is common to find around Earth’s plates? Volcanoes and mountains
What are Earth’s plates made of? Rock
How do Earth’s plates move? Up, down, and sideways
How do mountains and volcanoes form? Earth’s plates crash together
What is formed when Earth’s plates crash together? Volcanoes and mountains
What is related to volcanic activity? Earthquakes
What is related to earthquake activity? Volcanoes
Volcanoes and earthquakes occur along…. Faults
What is a fault? Cracks in the Earth’s crust
What are cracks in the Earth’s crust? Faults
What happens if faults move? Earthquakes and volcanoes
What causes earthquakes and volcanoes? Moving faults
What is magma? molten rock
What is molten rock? Magma
What forms near magma? Volcanoes
What is the place on Earth where volcanoes are common? The Ring of Fire
What is The Ring of Fire? A place on Earth where volcanoes are common
Where is The Ring of Fire? Pacific Ocean
What is the mostly underwater mountain range? Mid-Atlantic Ridge
What is a peninsula? Land that juts out and is surrounded by water on three sides
What piece of land juts out and is surrounded by water on three sides? Peninsula
What is the well-known peninsula in the United States? Florida
What are trenches? Long, narrow, sunken areas in the ocean floor
What are long, narrow, sunken areas in the ocean floor? Trenches
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