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It is a vibration caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a crack in Earth's crust.
What is a earthquake
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two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions .
What is a strike slip fault
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which types of waves do not travel in liquids.
What is are S- waves
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A small,steep sided volcano that erupts gas-rich,basaltic lava.
What is cinder cone
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How does the amount of silica content change the viscosity of magma?
What is High silica=high viscosity
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energy that travels as vibrations on and in earth.
What are seismic waves
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Forces pull two blocks of rock apart. The block of rock above the fault moves down relative to the block of rock below the fault.
What is a normal fault
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which type of waves do not travel through solids and liquids.
What are P-waves
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Tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass.
What is volcanic ash
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Basaltic Magmma prouduces nonexplosive eruptionss such as those at...
What is Kilaues
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a graphical illustration of seismic waves.
What is a seismogram
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Forces push two blocks of rock together.The block of rock above the fault moves up.
What is a reverse fault
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what happens to primary waves when they hit the liquids outer core.
they slow down
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magma that erupts onto Earth's surface.
What is lava
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Kilauea in Hawaii s the worls's most _______ volcano
What is active
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The location on earth's surface directly above and earthquakes surface.
What is an epicenter
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a crackor a fracture in Earth's lithosphere along which one block of rock moves tward away,from,or past another.
What is a fault
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a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows
What is volcanos
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a location where volcano s from far from plate boundaries.
What is a hot spot
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What type of flows moves at speeds of more that 100 and have temperatures of 2000 degrees celsius
What is Pyrocastic flows
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scientist that study earthquakes
What is a seismologist
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which type of waves travel deepest into these center of Earth.
What is p-waves
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molten rock stored beneath Earth's surface.
What is magma
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what are the positive results of volcanic eruptions?
the rock and soil are enriched with valuable nutrients.
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How does the amount f silica in lava affect the flow of magma ?
What is it will flow slower