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Earth
Earthquake 1
Earthquake 2
Volcanoes 1
Volcanoes 2
100
Geology
What is the study of the earth and it's structure
100
Tsunamis
What is the monstrous waves caused by earthquakes
100
Epicenter
What is the place at ground level that directly above the focus
100
Magma
What is melted rock
100
Crater
What is a depression found at the top of a volcano
200
Geologists
What is scientists who study the earth
200
Earthquake
What is any trembling or shaking of the earth's crust
200
Magnitude
What is the scales of earthquake strength
200
Magma Chamber
What is created when trapped gases blast through the earth's surface
200
Fumaroles
What is holes or cracks which serve as escape vents for underground gases
300
Crust
What is the outermost layer of the earth. A thin layer. Covered by a thin layer of soil and a thick layer of sediment
300
Fault
What is the break that appears in the rock at the boundary between two moving masses of rock
300
Seismology
What is he study of earthquakes
300
Volcano
What is allows molten rock and hot gases to escape from within the earth
300

This type of volcano found in Hawaii

Shield

400

2 types of crust

What is the oceanic and continental crust

400

Focus

What is the point underground where an earthquake begins

400
Aftershocks
What is smaller earthquakes or tremors that occur periodically for days or even months after a major earthquake
400
Lava
What is magma that has reached the earth's surface
400
Shield Volcanoes
What is formed from large amounts of very fluid lava that built up gradually. The Hawaiian Islands are an example.
500
Outer Core
What is the layer that consists of molten iron and nickel
500
Richter scale
What is the most famous scale used to measure earthquake strength
500

The fault that we live close to

What is the San Andreas

500
Ring of Fire
What is running along the edge of the Pacific Ocean and named for its many volcanoes
500
Cinder Cone Volcanoes
What is formed by eruptions of mostly tephra and very little lava. Paricutin is an example.