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Earthquakes
Ms. Lanigan's 6th Grade Science
Term | Definition |
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Pwave | Primary wave that moves vertically and moves faster than secondary wave. |
Swave | Second wave that moves horizontally and moves slower than primary waves |
Convection | Heat transfer through the mantle that causes plates to move |
Oceanic | Type of crust found on the ocean floor |
Thinner | Oceanic crust is denser and _____ than continental crust |
Continental | Type of crust that is found on land |
Dense | Continental crust is less _____ and thicker than oceanic crust |
Inner core | Solid, made of iron and nickel |
Outer core | Made of liquid iron |
Mantle | Part of the lithosphere and asthenosphere, makes up 83% of Earth’s interior |
Lithosphere | The upper part of the mantle and the crust of the earth, rigid and cooler than the asthenosphere |
Asthenosphere | Part of the mantle, solid, but flows like taffy |
Earthquake | Movement of the Earth’s crust caused by tectonic plate movement |
Pangea | The supercontinent |
Convergent | Type of boundary where two plates move toward one another |
Mountain | Forms when two continental plates converge |
Trench | Forms when two oceanic plates converge |
Divergent | A boundary where two plates move away from one another |
Ridge | Forms when two oceanic plates move away from one another: Mid Atlantic _____. |
Transform | Type of boundary where two plates slide in opposite directions, side-by-side |
Hot spot | An area where magma seeps up through a plate (like Hawaii) |
Subduction | When a dense oceanic plate slides beneath another plate, causing it to go deep into the mantle |
Ring of Fire | The area around the Pacific plate where there is a lot of volcanic activity because of the faults, where 80% of earthquakes happen. |
Sea floor | New _____ is made when two oceanic plates diverge |
Atlantic | A divergent plate boundary in the Atlantic Ocean is called the Mid - _____ Ridge where 5% of earthquakes happen. |
Himalayan | A convergent boundary – the Mediterranean-_____ Belt, where 15% of earthquakes happen. |