Module 6 Vocabulary

Question 1

Earth’s Crust

Answer 1

Earth’s outmost layer of rock.

Question 2

Sediment

Answer 2

Small, solid fragments of rock and other substances that are carried and deposited by wind, water or ice. Examples would be sand mud and gravel.

Question 3

Sedimentary Rock

Answer 3

Rock formed when chemical reactions cement sediment together, hardening them.

Question 4

Igneous Rock

Answer 4

Rock that forms from molten rock.

Question 5

Metamorphic Rock

Answer 5

Igneous or sedimentary rock that has been changed into a new kind of rock as a result of great pressure and temperature.

Question 6

Plastic Rock

Answer 6

Rock that behaves like something in between a liquid and a solid.

Question 7

Earthquake

Answer 7

Vibration of the earth that results either from volcanic activity or rock masses suddenly moving along a fault.

Question 8

Focus

Answer 8

The point where an earthquake begins

Question 9

Fault

Answer 9

The boundary between two sections of rock that can move relative to one another.

Question 10

Epicenter

Answer 10

The point on the surface of the earth directly above an earthquake’s focus.