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Mid Unit Assessment

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Unit 6 Mid Unit Assesement 

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outter core
mantle
crust
inner core

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Match the name of each of Earth's layers next to its chararacteristics.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
mantle		Earth's largest and thickest layer; consists of very hot, very dense rock
inner core		solid; made of very hot metal; may be nearly as hot as the sun's surface; innermost layer
crust		thin; rocky; outermost layer; two types: oceanic and continental
outer core		liquid made of very hot metal

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Drag each statement to the correct 'Yes' or 'No' box.

Tsunamis form when earthquakes occur in oceanic crust, causing the seafloor to shift
Tsunamis travel fast-as much as 500 miles per hour
Tsunamis are easy to stop as long as scientist have enough warning when they begin to form.
Tsunamis can grow to become as tall as a three-or-four story building

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Read the question and select the correct answer here.

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Read the question and select the correct answer here.

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
dormant		a volcano that has erupted in the last 10,000 years and is likely to erupt again
extinct		a volcano that hasn't erupted in a long time but could erupt again
active		a volcano that has not erupted in the last 10,000 years and is likely to not to erupt again

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long ago, Earth had one huge landmass called Pangea
all continents moved apart and their climate changed
drifting continents actually moved due to tectonic plates
groups of plant and animals that once lived together were seperated as countries moved apart

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No

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Match the following statements with the appropriate term related to how scientist measure earthquake intensity

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Richter Scale		Numbers describe the intensity of earthquakes based on the largest seismic wave recoreded
seismograph		jagged up and down lines show the energy of sesimic waves

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