Mountain Building
Earthquakes
Locating Quakes
Volcanoes
100
the tallest landforms in America
What are mountains
100
they are cracks in the crust
What are faults
100
the point underground where the earthquake begins
What is the focus
100
these are openings in the earth's crust through which melted rocks,hot gases, rock fragments,and ash reach the surface
What are volcanoes
200
this occurs when continental plates collide
What is folding
200
they are one of the three types of faults thatslide against each other
What are strike-slip faults
200
the point directly above the point
What is the epicenter
200
they are volcanoes with slopes made mostly of rock and ash
What are cinder cone volcanoes
300
they may occur when faulting occurs
What are fault-block mountains
300
they are the first waves to arrive at the surface
What are P-waves
300
earthquakes that are under the ocean can cause these
What are tsunamis
300
it is California's largest volcano
What is Mount Shasta
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