Name________________________
Date_________________________
Science Unit 6 Review
The Earth is shaped like a ____________________ and is made
up of four ________________________. Those layers are the
__________________ core, the _____________________ core, the
_____________________ and the __________________________.
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layers
ball
crust
outer
inner
mantle
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The surface of the Earth is made up of large sections called
___________________. There are ______________ major plates
and a total of 20 plates that make up the crust. The plates
rest on the mantle or _____________ rock. Moving plates
create ocean ________________, _____________________, and
also ______________________.
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mountains
trenches
seven
earthquakes
plates
liquid
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A shaking of the surface of Earth when plates move is called
an ____________________________. The __________________ is
where the rocks in the crust break and move apart. The
surface of the Earth directly above the focus is the
_________________________________. If the focus is under the
ocean floor a giant wave or ________________________ is
produced. Many earthquakes occur in the area known as
_____________________________________.
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tsunami
earthquake
focus
epicenter
Ring of Fire
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A __________________________ is created when material from
the mantle erupts. If the opening or
_____________________________ is plugged, pressure can build
up inside the volcano and a violent ______________________
talks place.
Heat inside the Earth is called _____________________________.
Hot springs and _____________________________ are sources
of this energy. In a geyser, hot water and
__________________________ shoots out of the ground. A
geyser in Yellowstone National Park is called
_________________________________. It erupts every 73
minutes.
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vent
Old Faithful
geothermal energy
geysers
eruption
steam
volcano
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