Sims Test: Earthquakes...

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Which plate movement could make a mountain

convergence,

three main plate movements

convergence, divergence, and transform.

What happens to the strength of the waves as they move out?

decreases

Describe how earthquakes affect mankind.

destroy our creations; kill people.

Which plate movement creates a mid-ocean ridge

divergent

earthquake forms

fault or slip between two plates which cause it to release energy.

Explain why there are more earthquake fatalities in poor countries than in rich Countries.

not enough material, or don't have the right material

outer core

solid metal

crust

solid rock, and it is thin. (dirt and rock)

pressure as you go in the Earth?

the pressure increases

Where do most earthquakes occur?

On or the side of a mountain.

Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on Earth?

On earth's crust; on the boundaries.

temperature inside the Earth

The temperature starts to rise

convection current

transfer heat from one place to another;magma circulates in the mantle , and causes the plates to move in multiple directions.

convergence

two plates bump into or connect to each other.

transform boundary

two plates rub against each other.

What causes the most deaths in an earthquake?

Collapsing buildings

three layers of the Earth

Crust, mantle,core

What does an earthquake realease when it forms?

Energy

chicken egg.

The crust is thin, the mantle is the egg white and the yolk is the core

crustal plate

a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.

What causes the temperature to be what it is at the center of Earth?

gravity and pressure

How do convection currents affect the crust

heats it up

inner core

liquid metal

core

made ot of liquid metal ,and solid metal.(metal)

richter scale

measure how big an earthquake is

mantle

melted rock.(liquid rock)

Where does the force come from to break huge slabs of rocks?

movement of the earth's plates.

earthquake waves travel...

outward and in all directions.

divergence

plates separate.

Why can we not drill to the center of the Earth

we can't bear that amount of heat.

focus

where an earthquake happens underneath the earth.

epicenter

where the earthquake happens on the surface.


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