Earthquakes Vocabulary

The earth is made up of layers: the inner core, the outer core, the mantle and

the ______.

• crust

• faults

• water

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CCSS.RI.5.4

The crust and the top of the mantle are like a puzzle made up of many pieces.

These pieces move around, sliding past one another and sometimes bumping one another.

These pieces are called ________ plates.

• Earth

• moving

• tectonic

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

The edges of the plates are rough and can snag on other plates while the plates continue

to move. The movement causes ______ or areas of stress where crushed rocks along the

edges of the plates move in relation to one another.

• tsunami

• faults

• earthquakes

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CCSS.RI.5.4

Another word for the earth’s crust is the ___________.

• lithosphere

• core

• ocean floor

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CCSS.RI.5.4

Plate boundaries are the areas where plates meet. Faults can occur near the plate boundaries or within plates. Faults can occur close together and vary in size and shape.

There are three types of plate boundaries: divergent, convergent and transform.

Divergent boundaries are boundaries where the tectonic plates move away from one another. When two plates come together, it is known as a __________ boundary. A transform boundary is where the movement between the plates is mainly horizontal.

• crash

• convergent

• fault

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

The study of earthquakes is called __________.

• volcanology

• seismology

• geology

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

Seismometers measure the vibrations of the earth during an earthquake. The magnitude and intensity of shaking is reported using the _______ _____. This scale rates the earthquake between 1 and 10, with 1 being hardly noticeable and 10 being widespread devastation

• earthquake scale

• magnitude scale

• Richter scale

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

Seismometers measure the vibrations of the earth during an earthquake. The magnitude and intensity of shaking is reported using the _______ _____. This scale rates the earthquake between 1 and 10, with 1 being hardly noticeable and 10 being widespread devastation

• earthquake scale

• magnitude scale

• Richter scale

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

The depth of an earthquake and the type of fault also have an impact on the amount of damage that is done. Some earthquakes may occur under the ocean which may result in a _______.

• tsunami

• larger earthquake

• cyclone

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CCSS.RI.5.4

The __________ of an earthquake is the location on the ground directly above where the earthquake originated.

• seismology

• bottom

• epicentre

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CCSS.RI.5.4