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Name ________________________________ Date ________________ Pd _____
VIDEO: EARTHQUAKES (Bill Nye)
1. ______________________ happen when the big pieces of the earth’s crust
move .
2. The earth’s surface is made of ________________________ plates that are
floating on molten rock.
3. The cracks are called __________________.
4. Scientists measure the movement of the earth’s crust with a
___________________________.
5. The record of the earth’s movement made with a seismometer is called a
___________________________.
6. Hot molten rock is called ______________.
7. When anything is hot, its molecules get _______________ _____________.
8. The “Way Cool Scientist” works in the state of _____________________.
9. Scientists not only feel earthquakes, they ______________________ them.
10. Scientists “connect the dots” to find the _________________________ of an
earthquake.
11. _____________ are used to help search for earthquake victims.
12. The Richter Scale compares the _____________ and energy of earthquakes.
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