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Volcano
Waves and earthquakes
Richter Scale
Vocab
100
active
What is the mountain in Hawaii it is the worlds most
100
shield volcano
What is a large volcano with gentle slopes
100
P-waves
What is the wave that can travel deepest into center of Earth.
100
magnitude
What does the Richter Magnitude measure.
100
fault
What is a crack or a fracture in Earth's lithosphere along which one block of rock moves toward or away
200
pyroclatic flows
What is the type of flow moves at the speed of more than 100km and the temperatures at 2,000 degrees Celsius.
200
composite volcano
What is a large steep sided volcano
200
S-waves
What is the type of wave that can not travel in liquids.
200
zero
What numbers does it start at?
200
seismic wave
What is the energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth.
300
the magma will flow more slowly the greater the amount of silica that is within the lava.
How does the amount of silica in lava affect the flow of magma
300
magma
What is molten rock underneath Earth surface.
300
P-waves.
What is the type of wave that can travel through solids and liquids
300
eepicenter
What is the location on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus.
400
The rock and soil are enrich with valuable nutrients.
What are the positive results of volcanic eruptions.
400
cinder cone
What is a small steep sided volcano
400
they slow down
What happens to the primary wave when they hit the liquid outer core.
400
It can go as high as it can go
How high can the Richter go to.
400
surface wave
What is a type of seismic wave that caused particles in the ground to move up and down in a rolling motion.
500
thick lava
How does the amount of silica content change the virtuosity of magma
500
hot spot
What is a location where volcanoes form far from plate boundaries.
500
the mid west and mid-eastern
What is the place where earthquakes will mostly occur.
500
reporting earthquake activity to the public
What does the Richter do?
500
seismogram
What is a graphical illustration of seismic waves
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