Volcanoes
What is molten rock called when it is underground?
Magma
What do we call the shaking of the Earth’s crust?
Earthquake
How many main types of rock are there?
Three
What do we call tiny pieces of broken rock?
Sediment
What large pieces is the Earth’s crust broken into?
Tectonic plates
What is molten rock called after it reaches the Earth’s surface?
Lava
What is the point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts?
Focus
What type of rock is formed from magma or lava?
Igneous
Where can we find basalt in Ireland?
Giants Causeway
What plate boundary is formed when plates move apart?
Constructive boundary
What shape is a typical volcano?
Cone
What is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus?
Epicentre
What type of rock is formed in layers?
Sedimentary
What process drops or leaves sediment behind?
Deposition
What plate boundary is formed when plates collide?
Destructive boundary
What famous volcano destroyed the town of Pompeii?
Mount Vesuvius
What instrument is used to measure earthquakes?
What type of rock is changed by heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
How are metamorphic rocks formed
What plate boundary occurs when plates slide past each other?
Conservative boundary
At what plate boundaries do volcanoes form?
What scale is used to measure the strength of earthquakes?
Richter, moment magnitude scale
What is the process by which rocks are broken down?
Weathering
Where can we find limestone in Ireland
The Burren
What supercontinent existed millions of years ago?
Pangaea