Eyjafjallajökull and Friends
Vocabulary term meaning: to explode!
Erupt
Earthquake movement occurs because of...
THIS is caused by a giant earthquake on the ocean floor
Tsunami
Like a sandwich, our Earth has a solid outer layer called the....
The Earth's Crust
Per Literature, Ms. O'Hara's favorite color is...
Green
This is the name for molten rock underneath the Earth's surface.
Magma
The U.S. State with the MOST earthquakes is...
Alaska
On average, how many tsunamis happen per year?
Only 2!
San Andreas crack is an example of a...
Fault line
The name of this study timing method uses the Italian word for tomato.
The Pomodoro Method
This forms from a weak spot in the Earth's crust where magma has come to the surface.
A volcano
A fault line or zone is...
A crack in the crust that forms when large plates break and move past each other
People often mistake tsunamis for this type of wave which is caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon
Tidal waves
At this type of zone, one plate sinks below another.
A Subduction Zone
The word "tsunami" in THIS language can be broken down to "tsu" meaning "harbor", and "nami" meaning "wave".
Japanese
Magma that has reached the Earth's surface
Lava
Dip-Slip or Strike-Slip
What percent of tsunamis occur in the Ring of Fire?
80%
The densest part of the Earth is the _______, which is extremely HOT and thought to be made of iron and nickel.
The Earth's Core
In 1815, Tambora in Indonesia had the deadliest what of all time?
Volcanic Eruption
Name one real volcano we saw in class!
Eyjafjallajökull, Mt. Vesuvius, Krakatoa, Mt. Fuji, Tambora, Nyiragongo, Sinabung, etc.....
A scientist who studies earthquakes is called a...
Seismologist
This term refers to the first sign of a tsunami, it is the name for when the shoreline recedes dramatically.
Drawback
The names of the three types of plate boundaries are...
Divergent, Convergent, & Transform boundaries
The national animal of Scotland is the...
Unicorn