Vocabulary
Plate Tectonics
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
The Atmosphere
100
An opening in the Earth's crust through which lava may flow
What is a volcano
100
Earth's surface layer
What is the crust
100
A stationary pool of magma
What is a hot spot
100
A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake
What is tsunami
100
The condition of the troposphere at a particular time and place
What is weather
200
The center part of the Earth that lies beneath the mantle
What is the core
200
A layer of Earth that lies just below the crust
What is the mantle
200
A cone-shaped volcano of cinders, with a narrow base and steep sides
What is a cinder-cone volcano
200
An instrument that detects and measures waves produced by an earthquake
What is a seismometer
200
The layer of gases that surrounds Earth
What is the atmosphere
300
A large stream of water that flows in the ocean
What is a current
300
Is made of Earth's liquid and solid water, includes oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, and underground water
What is the hydrosphere
300
Melted rock that rises within the crust, forming a hot pool
What is magma
300
The scale scientists use to measure the magnitude of an earthquake
What is a Richter scale
300
The average weather pattern of a place
What is climate
400
A deep crack in Earth's crust
What is a fault
400
The theory that explains how continents move
What is plate tectonics
400
A material that comes up through Earth's surface and hardens
What is lava
400
A safe place in a building to be during an earthquake
What is a sturdy table
400
The movement of air from water to land
What is a sea breeze
500
The dry area on the leeward side of a mountain
What is a rain shadow
500
Caused the major features of Tennessee's landscape
What is plate tectonics
500
A formation of islands aligned above a volcanic hot spot
What is an island chain
500
Huge slabs of rock moving suddenly against each other in the Earths crust create this
What is an earthquake
500
Every two to seven years this causes rain and storms
What is El Nino
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