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Plate Tectonics
Earth Layers
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Definitions
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This happens when 2 plates move side by side and up and down.
What is an earthquake?
100
This is the layer of the earth that we live on.
What is the crust?
100
The word volcano comes from this Greek God.
What is Vulcan - the god of fire.
100
The large crack in the earth that is caused by an earthquake.
What is a fault line?
100
This is a large wave caused by under the sea earthquakes.
What is a "Tsunami"?
200
This happens when 2 plates move towards each other.
What are mountains?
200
These 2 layers are made of liquid rock.
What are the mantle and the outer core?
200
This volcano will never erupt again.
What is an extinct volcano?
200
This is the area directly above where the earthquake happens.
What is the epicenter?
200
This is liquid rock that comes out of the volcano.
What is lava?
300
This happens when 2 plates move away from each other.
What are volcanoes?
300
This layer of the earth is solid rock.
What is the inner core?
300
This volcano will be sleeping but then can erupt again.
What is a dormant volcano?
300
This instrument measures how strong the earthquake was.
What is the Richter Scale?
300
This is hot, liquid rock in the mantle that goes up the main vent of a volcano.
What is magma?
400
The movement of plates.
What is plate tectonics?
400
The earth has how many layers.
What are 4 layers of the earth?
400
This type of volcano erupts often.
What is an active volcano?
400
This instrument measures the vibrations of earthquakes.
What is a seismograph?
400
This scientist studies volcanoes.
What is a volcanologist?
500
This word means "all earth".
What is Panagea?
500
Panagea broke apart into the different continents.


What is the "continental drift"?
500
Name the 3 types of volcanoes.
What are shield, cinder cone, and composite volcanoes?
500
The area in the Pacific Ocean where there is a lot of earthquake activity and volcanic eruptions.
What is "The Ring of Fire"?
500
This volcano is shaped like a warrior's weapon.
What is a shield volcano?