Earthquakes and Volcanoes Vocabulary 1
Earthquakes and Volcanoes Vocabulary 2
Earthquakes and Volcanoes Vocabulary 3
Earthquake and Volcano Facts
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A vibration of Earth's crust is
Earthquake
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_______is melted rock that flows out onto Earth's surface.
Lava
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A mountain that forms from lava is
Volcano
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The layer of the Earth that is the hottest is the
Inner Core
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The large basin that can form at the top of the volcano is
Crater
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Hot, melted rock that is underground is called
Magma
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Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into several
Plates
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When a volcano collapses into itself at its top, it forms a
Crater
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Scientists use a_______to measure earthquake waves
Seismograph
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The deepest layer of the Earth is
Core
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Earth's second layer is
Mantle
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The plates of Earth's crust and mantle can NOT usually move Toward each other Very Quickly Away from each other Very Slowly
Very Quickly
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An underground holding pool for hot magma is
Magma Chamber
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The point on Earth's surface that is directly above an earthquake's focus is
Epicenter
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A break in the Earth's crust along which rocks move is a
Fault
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A volcano can be useful to people because volcanoes Add Minerals to the soil Send out lava and ash that are Spread Ash hot Cause huge waves
Add minerals to the soil
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Most of the magma from a volcano comes up through a rocky opening called
Vent
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If you were to dig down to Earth's center, the first layer you would pass through is
Crust
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The_______of an earthquake is the point underground where the movement of the earthquake first take place
Focus
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_______are mountains made of lava layers that alternate with layers of cinders
Composite Volcanoes
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