Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Plate Tectonics
Vocabulary
Earth's Surface
100
An opening in Earth's crust out of which magma flow is a
What is a volcano
100
What does Lg in Lg wave stand for
What is surface wave
100
The movement of plates under Earth's crust is called
What is plate tectonics
100
A physical feature on Earth's surface is
what is a landform
200
A material that comes through Earth's surface and hardens is called
What is lava
200
A giant wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean
What is a tsunami
200
True or false: there are MANY earthquakes in Chicago
What is FALSE
200
A scale that measures what people feel in an Earthquake is called
What is the Mercalli Scale
200
What consists of gases around and above Earth?
What is ATMOSPHERE
300
An unmoving pool of magma below Earth's crust is called a
What is a hot spot
300
What is another word for the amount of energy released from an Earthquake
What is magnitude
300
In plate tectonics, the plates are made out of what
What is rock
300
What is it called when pollution from factories combines with rain
What is acid rain
300
What is a scientist who studies the structure and history of Earth called
What is a geologist
400
What is the difference between lava and magma
What is lava is outside a volcano and magma is inside the volcano
400
What does P in P wave stand for
What is primary
400
What happens to the plates that forms a volcano
What is one plate goes under another plate
400
What is a crack in Earth's crust called
What is a fault
400
The process by which eroded materials are dropped off in another places
What is deposition
500
What does magma/lava turn into when it dries?
What is rock
500
Which wave has the most energy?
What is Primary Wave
500
How do scientists explain the fact that some landforms that are far apart and separated by ocean appear to be related
What is continental drift
500
The scale that measures the energy from an earthquake is called
What is the Richter Scale
500
The movement of pieces of weathered rock from one place to another
What is erosion
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