Earth Changes Pre- Review #3
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1. Scientist know about the interior of the Earth due to ____________ waves that release energy during an earthquake.
2.
Rocks change shape and volume after an earthquake as tension,
compression, and shearing takes place. This is know as ___________.
3. An earthquake occurs deep within the interior of the Earth at this point, ______________. Energy is release and travels to the
___________, which is directly above the point within the Earth’s
interior.
4.Energy travels to create an earthquake within three different seismic
waves. Name the waves and describe its energy movement.
_______________-_______________________________________
_______________-_______________________________________
_______________-_______________________________________
5.
The ______________ scale records the size of the seismic waves through the use of a _________________ that is buried within the continental or
oceanic crust. The scale record the release of the energy from 0-9, which is called the ________________ of the earthquake.
6.
A volcano is a weak uplifted spot within the crust that has melted material called _____________ and once this reaches the surface it is called __________ turning into solid rock.
7. Almost all earthquakes and volcanoes occur at (circle the correct answer).
a. faults, plate boundaries, Ring of Fire
b- faults and plate boundaries
c- Ring of Fire and breaks in the mantle
8. Describe the three types of volcanoes
_______________=___________________________________________
Cinder Cone =_________________________
_______________=___________________________________________
Caldera= volcano that can collapse due to magma emptying.
9. The type rocks that form from magma include ___________ and ____________ (that can float).
10. Rocks are classified into three groups
1.___________________
2.___________________
3.___________________
11. What does it mean to classify in science (think back to process skills).
____________________________________________________
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