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Grade 6 Tectonics
                boundaries are where plates move apart.
  1. Transform
  2. Divergent
  3. Convergent
Grade 6 Tectonics
According to the plate tectonics theory, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT which one?
  1. The movement of Earth's plates sometimes creates magma.
  2. Deposition causes earthquakes.
  3. Earth's landmasses were once part of the supercontinent Pangaea.
  4. The movement of Earth's crust sometimes creates mountains.
Grade 6 Tectonics
Glossopteris and Mesosaurus would be examples of this type of Pangaea supportive evidence.
  1. rock layer record
  2. puzzle piece record
  3. fossil record
  4. mineral deposit record
Grade 6 Tectonics
Which process is best represented by the diagram?
Fault - Normal
  1. erosion
  2. faulting
  3. deposition
  4. weathering
Grade 6 Tectonics
Which of the following expresses the amount energy released by an earthquake?
  1. Richter scale
  2. Seismograph
  3. Primary waves
  4. Surface waves
Grade 6 Tectonics
1. Vibrations produced when rock breaks along a fault is a(n)              earthquake             .

2. The three types of                    plate boundaries                    are divergent, convergent, and transform.

3. All continents were once connected in a single large landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago. This is known as                     continental drift                    .

4. A                seismic wave                is generated by an earthquake.

5. This wave moves rock particles up and down in a backward rolling motion and side to side in a swaying motion.                surface wave               

6. A                     strike-slip fault                     causes breaks in rocks created when rocks move past each other without much vertical movement.

7. A               seismograph               is an instrument used to register earthquake waves and record the time that each arrived.

8. A                primary wave                moves rock particles back and forth in the same direction and is the first wave felt during an earthquake.

9. The measure of energy released during an earthquake is             magnitude            .

10. This is used most often to describe the strength of an earthquake.                 Richter Scale                

11. The theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into plates that float and move around.                   Plate Tectonics                  

12. The         focus         is the point below Earth's surface where energy is released in the form of seismic waves.

13. A         fault         is the surface along which rocks move when they pass their elastic limit and break.

14. The seismic wave that moves rock particles at right angles to the direction of the wave.
                 secondary wave                 

15. A break in the rock caused by compressive force where rocks above the fault surface move upward.
                reverse fault                

16. The             epicenter             is the point on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake focus.

17. This type of fault is when rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rocks below the fault's surface.                normal fault               
Grade 6 Tectonics
What does the word Pangaea mean in Greek?
  1. big landmass
  2. supercontinent
  3. all the earth
  4. no water
Grade 6 Tectonics
What is the name of the instrument used to measure the strength of earthquakes?
  1. Seismograph
  2. Accelerometer
  3. Barometer
  4. Speedometer
Grade 6 Tectonics
Which feature forms at convergent boundaries?
  1. trench
  2. rift valley
  3. mountain range
Grade 6 Tectonics
Which wave is the slowest wave?
  1. P Waves
  2. Surface Waves
  3. S Waves
Grade 6 Tectonics
What causes seismic waves?
  1. earthquakes
  2. pressure in the atmosphere
  3. heat from the sun
  4. conduction
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