Layers
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Misc
100
The number of layers Earth is divided into.
What is 3
100
Melted rock from inside a volcano that reaches the surface.
What is lava
100
The way plates move that cause an Earthquake
What is moving past each other?
200
The thinnest layer - that we live on.
What is the crust
200
The 2 ways Earth's plates move that create volcanoes.
What is plates moving away from each other or towards each other?
200
The major fault line in California
What is the San Andreas Fault?
300
The hottest layer made of mostly iron
What is the core
300
Type of volcano that has gentle slopes and is created by runny lava.
What is a shield volcano?
300
The central point of an earthquake on the SURFACE where the most damage occurs
What is the epicenter?
300
What we call the area/space that surrounds the Earth
What is the atmosphere?
400
The thickest layer made of partially melted rock.
What is the mantle?
400
Type of volcano that is created by layers of cinder and lava. It has gentle slopes and a steep peak.
What is a composite volcano?
400
The central point of an earthquake BELOW the surface where the highest vibrations start and then spread out.
What is the focus?
400
One way that people can protect the Earth and prevent global warming.
Teacher decision.
500
Where 2 layers where Earth's plates are located
What is beneath the crust and on top of the mantle?
500
This type of volcano is short with very steep sides. It is created from chunky lava
What is a cinder cone volcano?
500
Machine that scientists use to measure earthquakes
What is a seismograph?
500
The cause of an Earthquake
What is pressure building up underneath the plates?
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