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Planet Earth Section 1 Science in Action 7 Alberta
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The fastest moving waves of an earthquake are the
surface waves
secondary waves
primary waves
magnetic waves
2
The thickest layer of the Earth is the
outer core
inner core
crust
mantle
3
When sediment moves from place to place, it is called
deposition
sedimentation
erosion
weathering
4
Acid rain wearing away rock is
physical weathering
mechanical weathering
biological weathering
chemical weathering
5
The _________________ is made of partly liquid rock.
inner core
outer core
upper mantle
lower mantle
6
When water seeps into the cracks of rock and expands during melting, breaking rock.
chemical weathering
meandering
frost wedging
hoodoo formation
7
Earthquakes occur at
transform fault
normal faults
reverse faults
all of the above
8
When magma reaches the surface during a volcanic eruption, it is called
lava
ash
bedrock
fire
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An earthquake begins at the
Richter
P-wave
focus
epicenter
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The temperature of the inner core is
7000 degrees Celsius
700 degrees Celsius
9000 degrees Celsius
5000 degrees Celsius