Three Types of Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Beach Erosion
Sand Deposition
Other Vocabulary
100
A volcano formed by the eruption of low-viscosity lava that can flow a great distance from a vent.
What is Shield Volcano?
100
A machine used to measure energy released from a earthquake.
What is Richter Scale?
100
A artificial structure used to help in Beach Restoration to keep from eroding.
What is Jetty?
100
A river formed by the deposition of sand to the ocean.
What is Delta?
100
A natural feature on Earth's surface.
What is Landform?
200
Molten rock expelled by a volcano during eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling.
What is Lava?
200
A sudden release of energy in Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
What is Earthquake?
200
The process of sand replenishment.
What is Beach Restoration?
200
A structure made by river flow and sand deposition.
What is Canyon?
200
The study of surface shape and features of the Earth and other.
What is Topography?
300
A structure made by a hot spot.
What is Volcano?
300
A site of an earthquake.
What is Focus/Hypocenter?
300
A deposition bar found of coast.It develops in places re-entrance occurs.
What is Sand Spit?
300
A structure made to prevent floods.
What is Levee?
300
Earth scientists, also specialized in geophysics.
What is Seismologist?
400
The core of a volcano.
What is Vent?
400
A device used to shaking structural models with a wide range of simulated ground motions.
What is Shake Table?
500
The result of eruptions of mostly small pieces of scoria and pyroclastics.
What is Cinder Volcano?
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