Earth Science Study Guide
What causes strong
earthquakes?
Plates sliding past each
other. (Transform)
What is a seismograph and
how is it helpful?
A seismograph measures the
waves of an earth quake. It is
helpful because it helps to
detect and measure
earthquakes.
How can the slope of the land
affect the flow of water?
A steep slope increases the
speed of flowing water and
increases erosion.
What is one solution to
protect buildings from the
damage of a hurricane?
To protect buildings from the
damage of a hurricane more
trees could be planted.
Weathering, erosion, What causes sand How does water How is a coastline
and deposition can…. dunes to drift from their freezing on rocks affected by water?
original position? cause weathering?
change landforms or Waves carry sand onto or
form new landforms. Wind The freezing water away from beaches.
expands and widens
cracks in the rocks.
What is an How is a volcanic Which agent of What causes the depth of
earthquake? mountain formed? erosion moves the a lake to become more
greatest amount of shallow?
A shaking of the earth’s …a collection of lava rock material on
surface caused by the and ash land? Sediments are deposited
movement of rock in in the lake.
the earths crust. Running water
Why would you place What is the purpose of What is beach How was Africa’s Great
rocks along a a jetty? reclamation? Rift Valley formed?
riverbank?
A landform that projects Humans restoring the The AGRV was formed
To decrease erosion into a body of water to beach by replacing when the earth’s plated
protect the shoreline. the sand on the pulled apart. (diverging)
beach.
How do plants cause What is the difference Erosion is the
weathering? (rocks) between weathering, movement of the They work together
erosion and deposition? weathered material. because weathering and
Roots from the plant erosion are destructive
will cause the rock to Weathering is the Deposition happens forces while deposition is
crack. actual breaking down when the weathered a constructive force. A
part of a rock or other material or sediment delta is one example.
substance. is deposited.