Volcanoes
Molten hot liquid rock that is still below the Earth's surface is called...
What is Magma
The portion of the Earth that moves in tectonic plates is called....
What is the Lithosphere?
This is the tallest mountain in the world.
What is Mt. Everest?
These are the smaller earthquakes that occur before a large earthquake.
What are foreshocks?
Scientists are able to learn about the layers of Earth because of ....
What are cracks in the ocean floor and seismic waves?
These rocks are formed when lava from a volcano cools.
What are igneous rocks?
The boundary between two tectonic plates is called....
What is a fault?
A geological formation must be this tall in order to be called a mountain.
What is 1,000 feet?
These are the shock waves caused by an earthquake that travel through the ground.
What are seismic waves?
These are the layers of the Earth.
What are the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core?
A volcano that has not erupted in a long time, but may erupt again is called....
What is a dormant volcano?
This type of tectonic plate boundary occurs where two plates are getting pushed apart.
What is a divergent boundary?
Most mountains are formed by the movement of these.
What are tectonic plates?
This US state has the most earthquakes.
What is Alaska?
This is Earth's thickest layer.
What is the mantle?
Molten hot liquid rock is called _____ once it erupts to the Earth's surface.
What is lava?
This type of tectonic plate boundary occurs where two plates slide past each other creating a fault.
What is a transform boundary?
These mountains are formed when two tectonic plates collide.
What are fold mountains?
This is the location on the Earth's surface above where the earthquake began.
What is the epicenter?
True or False: The inner core is solid because of gravity.
What is true?
This type of volcano can sometimes form inside another volcano.
What is a lava dome?
This type of tectonic plate boundary occurs where two plates are getting pushed together.
What is a convergent boundary?
The highest point of a mountain is this...
What is the "peak"?
There are this many tectonic plates that scientists categorize as 'major' plates.
What is 7?
The outer core has ______ currents that produce the Earth's magnetic fields.
What are magnetic currents?