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Quiz Science (Gr 6) Earth's Layers Part 2

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Betteker
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Layers of the earth

 

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Question 1 / 27

The layer of hot solid material between the crust and the core.

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Question 2 / 27

The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer skin.

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Question 3 / 27

Geologists often group the crust and uppermost mantle into a single layer called the ________.

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Question 4 / 27

This is a very soft layer found below the lithosphere.

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Question 5 / 27

These currents make the lithosphere move.

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Question 6 / 27

This is a very hot area found below the asthenosphere.

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Question 7 / 27

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle again.

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Question 8 / 27

The Earth's lithosphere is a solid outer shell broken into pieces separated by cracks.

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Question 9 / 27

Shaking and trembling that results from movement of rock beneath the Earth's surface.

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Question 10 / 27

The Earth's plates are in slow constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle.

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Question 11 / 27

Vibrations that are similar to sound waves.

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Question 12 / 27

The mixture of hot gases, ash, cinders, and bombs that flow down the sides of a volcano when it erupts explosively.

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Question 13 / 27

What are p or primary waves?

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Question 14 / 27

________ forms from fast-moving hot lava that is thin and runny.

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Question 15 / 27

Aa froms from lava that is _______, ________, and ________.

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Question 16 / 27

What is the definition of pyroclastic flow?

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Question 17 / 27

What are the two types of volcanic eruptions?

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Question 18 / 27

When a volcano erupts, the force of _________ gases pushes _____ from the magma chamber through the pipe until it flows or explodes out of the vent.

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Question 19 / 27

Molten rock and gas leave the volcano through an opening called a _____.

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Question 20 / 27

A bowl shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano around the central vent.

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Question 21 / 27

When earthquakes occur they produce ______.

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Question 22 / 27

The 3 main layers of the Earth are the crust, mantle, and core. These layers vary greatly in size, composition, temperature, and pressure.

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Question 23 / 27

The crust is a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor.

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Question 24 / 27

This type of rock is dark, fine-grained rock (oceanic crust).

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Question 25 / 27

This type of rock is light in color and has course grains (continental crust).

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Question 26 / 27

This layer is referred to as being able to bend like a metal spoon even though it is solid.

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Question 27 / 27

Who proposed the continental drift theory which stated the continents slowly moved across the Earth's surface?

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