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Plate Tectonics
100
Layer that includes crust and upper mantle
What is lithosphere?
100
Push-pull or back-and-forth wave caused by earthquakes
What is a primary wave (P wave)?
100
Point in Earth's crust where an earthquake starts
What is the focus?
100
Mountain that forms around an opening in Earth's crust
What is a volcano?
100
Plates collide along this type of boundary
What is a convergent boundary?
200
Layer directly above the outer core
What is the mantle?
200
Up-and-down, slower wave in Earth's crust
What is the secondary wave (S wave)?
200
Point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
What is the epicenter?
200
Largest type of volcano that is broad and dome-shaped; known for its quiet eruptions
What is a shield volcano?
200
Plates move away from each other along this type of boundary
What is a divergent boundary?
300
Innermost layer of Earth
What is the core?
300
Earthquake wave that makes the ground roll and sway
What is a surface wave?
300
Sudden movement of rocks in Earth's crust
What is an earthquake?
300
Cone-shaped volcano type that erupts violently with ash, cinders and rocks
What is a cinder cone volcano?
300
Plates grind past each other along this type of boundary
What is a transform fault boundary?
400
Zone of partially melted rock in the upper mantle
What is the asthenosphere?
400
This term applies to waves that carry energy below the surface of Earth
What is seismic?
400
Scale that measures the damage that occurs from an earthquake
What is the Mercalli scale?
400
Type of steep sided volcano known for its violent and quiet eruptions
What is a composite volcano?
400
Process that forms new sea floor along rift
What is sea-floor spreading?
500
Outermost layer of Earth
What is the crust?
500
Scale that measures amount of earthquake energy
What is the Richter scale?
500
This U.S. state has more earthquakes than any other.
What is California?
500
Chain of mountains through the oceans
What is the mid-ocean ridge?
500
Forms where two plates move apart
What is a rift?
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