Plates
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Rock Cycle
Misc
100
Tectonic plates float on this
What is the mantle
100
this instrument is used to measure seismic activity
What is a seismometer
100
This liquid is released when a volcano erupts
What is lava
100
This type of rock is made when sediment builds up and is compacted
What is sedimentary rock
100
This volcano erupted violently in Italy, killing an entire town (HINT: we watched a movie about it)
What is Pompeii
200
These are cracks in the earth's plates
What are faults
200
During an earthquake, you should do this
What is hide under a table
200
This area in the pacific ocean is known for volcanic activity
What is the ring of fire
200
This type of rock is made from lava
What is igneous
200
This volcano in Washington is infamous for its massive eruption in 1980
What is Mt. St. Helen's
300
This type of boundary creates new land
What are divergent boundaries
300
These waves are the first waves in an earthquake
What are p-waves
300
This flow of lava causes the most damage in an eruption
What is pyroclastic flow
300
This type of rock is made when massive heat and pressure are applied to an already existing rock
What is metamorphic
300
These currents cause the plates to move
What are convection currents
400
At this type of boundary two plates come together
What is convergent
400
These waves come second in an earthquake
What are s-waves
400
The most violent volcanoes tend to occur here
What are subduction zones
400
This process converts rock back into magma
What is melting
400
This greenhouse gas is released when volcanoes erupt
What is CO2
500
At this type of boundary plates slide past each other, causing friction and tension
What is transform
500
These waves are the most destructive in an earthquake
What are surface waves
500
These two factors determine how violent a volcanic eruption is.
What are viscosity of magma and amount of gas
500
This process creates the sediment necessary to make sedimentary rocks.
What is weathering
500
This state experiences the most earthquakes in the United state
What is California
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