Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Changing Earth

A ____________________ is a large continous mass of land.

• island

• continent

• sand

• gravel

Earth's rigid crust is made up of 16 enormous pieces called _____________________________.

• continents

• islands

• tectonic plates

• no way

A process by which Earth's surface is worn away by forces such as wind, rain, chemicals and the movement of ice and flowing water.

• erosion

• cleaning

• tsunami

• weathering

A process that works with weathering to change surface features of Earth.

• Erosion

• Season

• Weathering

• storms

A _______________ is a giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth under the ocean floor.

• hurricane

• tsunami

• tornado

• snow storm

A ________________ results when the rocks on one side or both sides of a crack in Earth's crust have been moved by forces within Earth.

• Earthquakes

• erosion

• tsunami

• fault

A long, narrow band of volcanoes

• Ring around the Rosey

• Gold Ring

• Ring of Fire

• Fire storm

This famous tourist attraction was formed by weathering.

• Frontier Park

• The Alps

• Grand Canyon

• Grand Pa

The smallest of ice masses that moves slowly over time is a ________________________.

• gladiatio

• glacier

• island

• ice cube

High-altitude ice masses are _____________.

• ice cubes

• ice cream

• ice caps

• nope