Unit 4 test review for 6th grade
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| believed to made of liquid metal | Earth's outer core
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| the stress that takes place when two plates slide past each other, twisting the Earth | shearing
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| heated rock inside the mantle | magma
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| locates underwater objects using sound waves | sonar equipment
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| the stress that takes place when two plates move away from away from each other, tearing rocks apart | tension
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| a crack in the Earth's crust resulting from pressure built up over time | fault
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| the part of the Earth that lies between the crust and the core | mantle
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| moving toward each other | convergent
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| an instrument that measures the waves of an earthquake | siesmograph
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| moving away from each other | divergent
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| Many scientists believe there was once a giant continent called | Pangea
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| The rocks at the top of the ________ are said to be in a solid state. | mantle
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| One plate slides beneath another in a process called | subduction
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| The theory that states the continents are slowly but continuosly moving is called | continental drift
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| The __________ is said to be in a solid state due to extreme pressure. | inner core
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| When two _________ are pushed toward each other, compression takes place. | plates
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| The ___________ is directly above ground from the focus of the earthquake. | epicenter
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| The most common type of volcano is the ____________ volcano. | composite
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| Magma that reaches Earth's surface is called | lava
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| Volcanoes that have not erupted in recent history but could still erupt are called ____________ volcanoes. | dormant
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| A volcano that has not erupted in hundreds of years and is not likely to erupt is said to be | extinct.
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| Challenger Deep is the deepest part of the ________________. | Mariana Trench
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| The measurement of the depths of the ocean is called ___________. | bathymetry.
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| The __________- mountains were formed by folding. | Himalayan
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| What are the most powerful waves that travel along the top of the grounds? | L-waves
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| Waves at the beginning of an earthquake are called ____________. | P waves
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| . ____ takes place when rocks bend because of pressure. | Folding
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| Longest undersea mountain chain: | Mid-Atlanitic Ridge
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| A ______ studies volcanoes. | volcanologist
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| The mantle is ______. | the part of the earth that lies between the crust and the core
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| A definition of dormant is _____. |
has not erupted for a long time, but may erupt in the near future
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