Volcanoes 1
An underground holding pool for hot magma is called a...
magma chamber
Hot melted rock that is underground is called...
Magma
Name the first layer of Earth. (on Earth's surface)
crust
large and powerful ocean waves that grow in size as they reach the shore. They can cause major damage as they rush inland flooding cities and destroying homes.
Tsunamis
Melted rock that flows out onto Earth's surface is.
Lava
A break in the crust along which rocks move is a..
Fault
Name the middle layer of Earth.
mantle
violent and powerful types of weather. They consist of a very fast rotating column of air that usually forms a funnel shape.
Torndoes
Name one of two places where a volcano is most likely to form.
where plates move toward each other, in the ocean where plates are moving away from each other.
The layer of Earth that is the hottest is the...
inner core
Name the deepest layer of Earth.
core
is a large rotating storm with high speed winds that forms over warm waters in tropical areas.
hurricane
A large basin that can form at the top of a volcano is a...
crater
The deepest layer of Earth is the...
core
What is the crust made of?
plates
A vibration of Earth's crust is an...
Earthquake
Most of the magma from a volcano comes up through a rocky opening called a...
vent
The point of Earth's surface that is directly above an earthquake's focus is the...
epicenter
The constant motion of plates lead to....
Plate tectonics
Other names for a Hurricane
Typhoon, cyclone