Earthquakes
Divergent plate movement is
Name the layer of Earth where we live.
crust
Hot melted rock that is underground is called...
magma
the fire burns all of the vegetation that would have held the soil in place.
Scientists measure earthquake waves with a...
seismograph/using the Richter scalte
Name the largest layer of Earth.
mantle
A circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean
Ring of Fire
Name an event that can trigger a landslide
rainfall, earthquakes, erosion
A crack in the earth's crust
fault
Name the deepest layer of Earth.
core
Magma that reaches the earth's surface is called
lava
Why do landslides take place on mountains or hills
The steep incline causes material to flow down the slope
The point on Earth's surface that is directly above an earthquake's focus is the...
epicenter
The crust is made of ______________ plates that move about an inch per year.
tectonic
The famous volcano whose eruption buried the city of Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius
An underwater earthquake can cause a
tsunami
The earth's plates are floating on top of which layer?
The mantle
Name a type of plate movement from which a volcano is most likely to form.
where plates move toward each other (convergent), in the ocean where plates are moving away from each other (divergent).
Flows are also called
mudslides