Unit 5, Geology CKLA/Lesson #2 & #3 VOCAB

What is the definition of seismic wave?

• the weight or force produced when something presses or pushes against something else

• heavy, dense rock formed from cooled, hardened lava

• melted rock in Earth's mantle

• a surge of energy traveling out from an earthquake's source through the earth

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the definition of pressure?

• the weight or force produced when something presses or pushes against something else

• heavy, dense rock formed from cooled, hardened lava

• melted rock in Earth's mantle

• a narrow, extremely deep valley

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the definition of basalt?

• melted rock in Earth's mantle

• the weight or force produced when something presses or pushes against something else

• heavy, dense rock formed from cooled, hardened lava

• a large are in the earth that is lower than the area around it

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the definition of magma?

• melted rock in Earth's mantle

• red-hot melted rock that has erupted

• a narrow, extremely deep valley

• a surge of energy traveling out from an earthquake's source

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the definition of lava?

• the weight or force produced when something presses or pushes against something else

• red-hot melted rock that has erupted above Earth's crust from deep underground

• malted rock in Earth's mantle

• an explanation for why something happens based on evidence

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the definition of basin?

• a narrow, extremely deep valley

• melted rock in Earth's mantle

• a large area in the earth that is lower than the area around it

• heavy, dense rock formed from cooled, hardened lava

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the definition of ocean trench?

• an explanation for why something happens based on evidence

• a large area in the earth that is lower than the area around it

• heavy, dense rock formed from cooled, hardened lava

• a narrow, extremely deep valley formed when the seafloor dips down as one tectonic plate slides under another

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the definition of theory?

• an explanation for why something happens based on evidence

• to cause a force to be felt or have an effect

• melted rock in the Earth's mantle

• heavy, dense rock formed from cooled, hardened lava

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

What is the definition of plate tectonics?

• to cause a force to be felt or have an effect

• a theory that Earth's crust and the solid part of the mantle are broken up into sections that fit together but move against each other

• a large area in the earth that is lower than the area around it

• melted rock in Earth's mantle

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the definition of exert?

• heavy, dense rock formed from cooled, hardened lava

• to cause a force to be felt or have an effect

• melted rock in Earth's mantle

• a narrow, extremely deep valley

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4