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Chapter 6 - Lesson 2 Vocabulary
Test Description: This vocabulary practice for Chapter 6 Lesson 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The force that stretches or pulls apart the crust
A
shear
B
compression
C
tension
D
fault
2) The force that squeezes or pushes together the crust.
A
fault
B
shear
C
compression
D
tension
3) The force that twists, tears, or pushes one part of the crust past another
A
compression
B
tension
C
shear
D
fault
4) Mountains made of crumpled and folded layers of rock are called this.
A
valleys
B
plateaus
C
fold mountains
D
fault block mountains
5) Blocks of crust moving along a fault can form these
A
fault block mountains
B
plateaus
C
valleys
D
fold mountains
6) A crack in Earth's crust whose sides show evidence of motion
A
meteorite
B
fault
C
deposition
D
magma
7) a scientist who studies rocks to tell how they formed and to predict when an earthquake may occur
A
astrologist
B
geologist
C
botonist
D
biologist
8) hot, molten rock, deep below Earth's surface
A
lava
B
fault
C
erosion
D
magma
9) magma that reaches Earth's surface
A
shear
B
magma
C
lava
D
weathering
10) breaking down rocks into smaller pieces
A
weathering
B
compression
C
deposition
D
erosion
11) the picking up and carrying away of pieces of rock
A
weathering
B
deposition
C
tension
D
erosion
12) the dropping off of bits of eroded rock
A
erosion
B
shear
C
weathering
D
deposition
13) a chunk of rock from space that strikes the surface of Earth or the Moon
A
meteorite
B
magma
C
fault
D
lava
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