Vocabulary 1-5
Vocabulary 5-10
Vocabulary 10-15
Vocabulary 15-20
Vocabulary 20-25
100
Causes vibrations in the ground that results from movement along breaks in the Earth’s lithosphere
What is Earthquakes
100
H2o
What is WATER
100
A measure of earthquake magnitude
What is RICHTER SCALE
100
Large,steep sided volcano that results from explosive eruptions of andesite and rhyolitic s lavas
What is COMPOSITE VOLCANO-
100
Liquid’s ability to flow
What is VISCOSITY
200
The area of earthquake and volcano activity around the Ring of Fire
What is Pacific
200
S-wave causes particles in the ground to move side to side and up and down at right angles
What is SECONDARY WAVE-
200
Molten rock below Earth’s surface
What is MAGMA
200
The main chemical in magma
What is SILICA
200
Large volcano with gentle slope of basaltic lava
What is SHIELD VOLCANO
300
Boundary where one tectonic plate descends into the mantle and partially melts
What is CONVERGENT
300
Is a depression formed when a volcano’s summit collapse or is blown away by an explosive eruption
What is CALDERA
300
Magma that is rich in silica forms when the mantle mixes
What is CONTINENTAL CRUST
300
A measure of damage done by an earthquake
What is MARCELLA SCALE
300
Volcano that is not associated with a plate boundary
What is HOT SPOT-
400
Magma with high silica content
What is ANDESITE
400
P-wave fastest-moving type of seismic wave-causes push-pull motion
What is PRIMARY WAVE
400
Dissolved amounts of viscosity that determines the explosiveness of magma
What is GASES
400
The point where an earthquake begins
What is FOCUS
400
Molten rock that erupts onto Earth’s surface
What is LAVA
500
Boundary where two tectonic plate separate
What is DIVERGENT
500
To cause to disperse or disappear
What is DISSOLVED
500
Vent in the Earth’s crust through which molten rock flows
What is VOLCANO-
500
Based partly on the earthquake history of an area
What is EARTHQUAKE RISK
500
Tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass
What is VOLCANIC ASH-
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