ACAP Review Science 6th Grade (Earth Dynamic Systems)

Brittle - a material that fractures easily when subjected to stress, with very little to no plastic.

Choose one of the effects below on earth from earthquakes?

what are some household appliance that use Copper coils, wires, and components? Check all that apply.

Seismographs are made up of a ______________ which detects vibrations, and a recording system.

Scientists use ______________ to collect data on earthquakes.

Certain types of copper deposits found at the boundaries of tectonic plates are known to be associated with what?

Using whole crayons can represent what type of rock?

Check the two steps in modeling and investigating faults?

Which type of volcano is the largest on Earth?

A seismograph is an instrument that makes a ________ of seismic waves caused by an earthquake.

_________ form when molten rock, called magma, rises from deep within the Earth's mantle through cracks in the crust.

What causes lava to cool and solidify much faster forming distinctive pillow lava shapes.

What does the acronym VEI mean?

What is the name of the machine that records earthquake readings?

P-waves will always travel faster than S-waves due to the way they _______ the material they are travelling through.

Lava creates new land by ____________ on the coast or emerging from beneath the water.

_______ and __________  have trouble standing up or moving around and objects can be tossed around.

Select the liquids below that would have high viscosity?

Describe sedimentation and burial?

Plate tectonic theory helps explain the observation that earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are in specific __ and __

Plate tectonic theory states that large, rigid segments of the outer part of Earth are broken into plates.

In  2024, The Turkish Disaster& Emergency Management Authority documented more than ___ earth tremors until December 15.

Convection in earth's mantle is directly responsible for plate movement.

Which type of volcano is the most common type of volcano?

Lava flows, ash deposits, and explosive eruptions will reshape the ________ of an area.

Copper is used in various electrical components like transformers, inductors, and electric motors.

Tectonic plates move apart at mid ocean ridges due to rising hot magma from the mantle.

What role does convection play with an underwater eruption?

The pattern between seismic activity and volcanic activity is both phenomena are concentrated tectonic plate boundaries.

What causes sea floor spreading?

Define Igneous rock?

Water alters the landscape of Earth primarily through what?

When lava hits water, it can cause explosions, steam plumes, and lava haze.

The severity of a volcanic eruption is determined by the composition of the magma, the pressure and heat.

Define sedimentary rock?

Geologic Processes have changed Earth's surface over time.

Seismographs are equipped with ___ sensors that translate ground motions into electrical changes, which are processed.

Ductile - a material's ability to deform permanently. It's a measure of how much a material can stretch or bend.

When lava enters the ocean, it can create steam plumes, ___________, and acidic water.

Select the definition of weathering from the answers below?

Earthquake waves, known as seismic waves transfer energy by creating vibrations that spread outward from the epicenter.

Divergent boundaries are areas where tectonic plates move apart, allowing magma to rise and create new crust.

Define metamorphic rock?

Volcanoes change the Earth's surface by erupting molten rock (magma) which cools and solidifies as lava.

Select below the three main types of waves?

When predicting earth's interior, what can we do?

When magma forms new land, it rises and erupts, building up land masses like _______ and ______ over time.

Heat and pressure significantly impact ____ features by transforming existing rocks, altering their texture.

Fossilization protects from scavengers and decay, allowing hard parts like bones and shells to eventually mineralize.

Select the liquids below that have low viscosity?

Fossil evidence, particularly the distribution of similar fossils across ______________ now separated by oceans.

We have studied 5 Geologic processes. Select all from the list that apply.

The stratigraphic record, reveal details about Earth's past by providing evidence of ancient life forms.

What causes magma to erupt?

Define the "Geologic Process" ?

What are the things to consider prior to drilling for oil? check all that apply

Different geological processes create different types of resource deposits in specific locations.

Select the FIVE geological processes described in class?

Data about Earth's ______________ reveals patterns in seafloor rocks

From our video how many types of Volcanoes did they mention?

Geoscience processes, like plate tectonics, volcanic activity, weathering,erosion, impacts the distribution of resources

The slow, continuous motion of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into rigid tectonic plates, that interact.

Fossilization, the process of turning organisms into fossils, often begins with the rapid burial of remains under _____?

The Circum–Pacific Belt is also known as the ___________ ?

When a scientists study the layers of rock, it is called what? 

The ____ of an earthquake is the point on Earth's surface directly above the hypocenter, or focus of the earthquake.

How does magma form new land?

Define convection?

Scientists use a wide variety of techniques to monitor volcanoes, including seismographic detection of the earthquakes.

Aquatic organisms become fossils on mountaintops through a combination of ______________

Fossil evidence strongly suggests that these continents were once joined in a supercontinent called Pangaea.

What are some materials that contain copper? Choose all from the list below.

What type of volcano is active over long periods?

Most volcanoes are found along plate __________ where plates are moving apart or colliding with each other.

Some buildings might ___________ as a consequence of the ground shaking.

To investigate oil drilling using a model oil reserve, you can simulate the process by creating a box model.

check all things that makes an investigation a fair test?

Oceanic trench formation has many effects on earth, check all that apply below.

What causes a mountain and a trench to form?

Describe fossilization?

The convection cell is located on top of the _________________?

The process of drilling for oil involves _________ stages,

Some of the changes made to Earth's surface due to geoscience processes are?

A fluid's resistance to deformation or flow, and is a measure of its internal friction.

Choose some of the worlds most famous volcanoes from the list below?

Identify the names of the three large belts of earthquake activity?

Excavating fossils involves carefully uncovering and extracting fossilized remains from the earth.