Earth features, Earthquakes, Volcanoes Misconceptions

Concepts

Earth features

Misconceptions

There is a layer of water under the soil.
River valleys were created by earthquakes or movements of the earth.
Mountains an valleys have always been on Earth.
Water comes on shore as waves and evaporates.
Streams flow because of the wind, fish, boats.
Water moves because fish
Water can move dirt and rocks if they are really small. Or a really old tree. It could make rocks slippery and easier to fall.
River channels were there before the water and the water just follows them not creates them.
Underground streams are like above ground only no fish.
Earthquakes made cracks for rivers.
Dinosaurs made holes for oceans, Paul Bunyan, really big snake, supernatural,
Mountains by avalanches, tornado piled up dirt.
Glaciers retreat. Turn and go in the opposite direction. Instead of melt.
Rocks are stronger than the forces of nature (water, wind, ice).
Rocks can only be changed by a blow of a hammer or other powerful object.
Rock is a hard solid material.
Rocks are uniform inside.
Soil - dirt has always been here.
Soil or dirt can be used up and never replaced.
Soil is very deep - miles.
Soil is made of plants and animals.
Lava comes from the center of the Earth.

Concepts

Earthquakes

Misconceptions

Earthquakes are caused only by explosions from volcanoes.

Concepts

Volcanoes

Misconceptions

It starts on fire and burns by people, sun, matches, lightening, hot core of the Earth, lava is a burning liquid…
It is angry, mean, old,
Core of the Earth is hot and flows to the surface, gets too full, decides to, gets too hot, boils over, explodes
It get hot because of the plates of the Earth