Volcanoes
What substance comes out of volcanoes?
Lava
What is the cause of an earthquake?
When tectonic plates collide or slide against each other
What is the top main layer of the earth?
Crust
What is the general name for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, etc.?
Natural disaster
Melted, liquid rock beneath Earth's surface _____________ is called.
Magma
What measures the strength and magnitude of earthquakes?
Richter scale
What is the name of the center-most layer of the earth?
Inner Core
A mass of land that means 'All Earth'
Pangea
Where can magma be found?
Magma chamber
What is the point in the Earth where the energy of earthquakes occur?
Focus
What is the thickest layer of the earth?
Mantle
An undersea earthquake may produce a _____________
Tsunami
What moves apart or together to form volcanoes or earthquakes?
Tectonic plates
TRUE or FALSE: The change in the shape of an earthquake is called deformation
TRUE
How many layers of the earth are there?
Six
What is the layer of the Earth called that includes the upper portion of the mantle and the crust?
Lithosphere
What type of volcano shares a name with a state in the United States?
Hawaiian
Epicenter
Where is the asthenosphere located?
In the mantle
What is a line on a rock surface?
Fault