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Worksheets6th Grade Chapter 9 Vocab Words - Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
a seismometer is an instrument that measures and records ground motion and can be used to determine the distance seismic waves travel
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a seismogram is a measurement of a liquid's resistance to flow
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volcanic ash is tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass
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a seismologist is a scientist that studies earthquakes
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magma is molten rock below earth's surface
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a large volcano with gentle slopes of basaltic lavas, common along divergent plate boundaries and oceanic hot spots
secondary wave
primary waves
shield volcano
composite volcano
a type of seismic wave that causes particles in the ground to move up and down in a rolling motion
primary waves
seismic waves
surface waves
secondary waves
vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in Earth's crust
earthquake
surface wave
secondary wave
primary waves
molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface
volcano
fault
lava
magma
energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth
seismic wave
seismologist
volcanic ash
seismogram
a location where volcanoes form far from plate boundaries
hot spot
volcano
fault
focus
a crack or a fracture in Earth's lithosphere along which movement occurs
volcano
fault
primary wave
focus
a location inside Earth where seismic waves originate and rocks first move along a fault and form which seismic waves originate
focus
seismogram
epicenter
thermometer
the location on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
focus
magma
epicenter
mariana grande
a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows
it isnt this one
volcanic ash
earthquake
volcano
A small, steep-sided volcano that erupts gas-rich, basaltic lava
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a large, steep-sided volcano that results from explosive eruptions of andesitic and rhyolitic lavas along convergent plate boundaries
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a type of seismic wave which causes particles in the ground to move in a push-pull motion similar to a coiled spring
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a graphical illustration of seismic waves
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a type of seismic wave that causes particles to move at right angles relative to the direction the wave travels
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