Plate Tectonics
A boundary where two plates move towards each other.
Convergent Boundary
This Volcano is short and wide.
Shield Volcano
These waves come first for an Earthquake.
Primary Waves
These are caused by Earthquakes or Volcanic Eruptions under the ocean.
Tsunamis
The part of the Earth where we live and build our homes.
Crust
A boundary where two plates move away from each other.
Divergent Boundary
This volcano is tall and narrow
Cinder Cone
These waves travel in a circular pattern.
Surface Waves
True or False. Tsunamis occur when Earthquakes are a 9 or higher on the Richter scale.
False. 7 or higher.
The part of the Earth that is made of magma.
Mantle
Two plates move together and one plate slides underneath the other.
Subduction
This volcano is tall and wide.
Composite Volcano
This is the number of seismograph sites you need to determine the location of an Earthquake.
3
This is the name for the new buoy warning system to detect and warn against tsunamis.
D.A.R.T.
This part of the Earth is LIQUID nickel and iron.
Outer Core
A boundary where two plates slide past each other.
Strike Slip Boundary
Another name for volcanic ash is this.
Tephra
These waves follow after primary and secondary waves.
Surface waves
This is the point in the Earth where energy is released.
Focus
This part of the Earth is SOLID nickel and Iron.
Inner Core
The Himalaya mountains were created by this kind of plate boundary.
Convergent Plate boundary (2 Continental plates)
This is the most destructive force from a volcano.
Pyroclastic Flow
This is the name for the point on the surface ABOVE the focus.
Epicenter
This is a possible way to stay safe during tsunamis.
Escape Pods
When all of the continents were connected in one giant landmass, it was called this.
Pangea