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Provide the Term
Provide the Term
Provide the Definition
Provide the Definition
MISC
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to burst out
Erupt
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hot, melted rock that comes out of a volcano
Lava
100
Lava
Hot, melted rock that comes out of a volcano
100
Erupt
To burst out
100
Describe the Earth's Mantle
The earth's middle layer, the mantle, is made up of molten, or melted rock.
200
hot, melted rock and gases deep inside the earth
Magma
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a crack in the earth's crust along which rock moves
Fault
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Magma
Hot, melted rock and gases deep inside the earth
200
Fault
A crack in the earth's crust along which rock moves
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Name the Three Most Common Volcanoes
Cinder Cone, Shield, Composite
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a shaking or sliding of the surface of the earth
earthquake
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a type of mountain that has an opening at the top through which lava, ash, or other types of volcano rock flow
volcano
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Earthquake
A shaking or sliding of the surface of the earth
300
Volcano
A type of mountain that has an opening at the top through which lava, ash, or other types of volcanic rock flow
300
Name the Three Types of Plate Boundaries
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
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The solid rocky outer layer of the earth that includes the crust
Lithosphere
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the point along a fault where rock first breaks or moves, causing an earthquake
focus
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Focus
The point along a fault where rock first breaks or moves, causing an earthquake
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Lithosphere
The solid rocky outer layer of the earth that includes the crust
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What is the Earth's Crust Made Out Of?
Tectonic Plates
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The instrument that records the strengths of the earth's movements, based on the amount of energy released
Seismograph
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A scale used to compare the strengths of earthquakes
Richter Scale
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Seismograph
An instrument that records the strengths of the earth's movements, based on the amount of energy released
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Richter Scale
A scale used to compare the strengths of earthquakes
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Describe the Theory of Plate Tectonics
The idea that the lithosphere is broken into tectonic plates that move