Volcanoes
liquid rock that flows out of a volcano
what is lava?
What is the crust?
A large wave caused by an earthquake
What is a Tsunami?
Starting with R this scale measures earthquakes
What is the Richter scale?
Starting with H these American islands were formed by volcanoes
What is Hawaii?
this liquid rocky layer has convection currents
What is the mantle?
Starting with B these tectonic places are more likely to experience earthquakes
What are Boundries?
This Australian town experienced the country's first deadly earthquake
What is Newcastle?
What is the pacific ring of fire?
This metal layer gives earth it's magnetic field
What is the outer core?
This type of boundary has plates slide against one another
What are transform boundaries?
This unfortunate date made a tsunami much more deadly than expected due to people's skepticism
What is April first/April fools?
This chamber of a volcano contains liquid rock
What is a magma chamber?
This metal layer has the highest temperature and pressure of them all
What is the inner core?
Starting with A this state was the location of the largest recorded tsunami
What is Alaska?
These ocean hot-spots are considered to be a likely start to life on earth
What are hydrothermal vents?
Starting with C this type of volcano has a hole at the top, often containing a lake
What is a Caldera?
Starting with A this layer sits just below the crust and the rigid upper mantle
What is the asthenosphere?
What is Fukishima?
4.5 Billion
How many years old is the earth?