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Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Layers of Earth
Volcanoes
Misc.
100
An underground holding pool for hot magma is called a...
magma chamber
100
Melted rock that flows out onto Earth's surface is...
Lava
100
Name the first layer of Earth. (on Earth's surface)
crust
100

when two plate boundaries run into each other

convergent

100

when two plate boundaries pull apart from each other

what is divergent

200
Scientists measure earthquake waves with a...
seismograph
200
If you somehow dug down to Earth's center, the first two layers you would pass through are the...
crust and mantle
200
Name the middle layer of Earth.
mantle
200
Mountains made of lava layers that alternate with layers of cinders are called...
Composite volcanoes
200

what two elements is the core made up of?

what is iron and nickel

300
A vibration of Earth's crust is an...
earthquake
300
Hot melted rock that is underground is called...
magma
300
Name the deepest layer of Earth.
core
300

when two plate boundaries slide past each other horizontally

what is transform

300

the supercontinent 225 million years ago

what is pangaea

400

Alfred Wegener proposed this theory...

What is continental drift

400
The deepest layer of Earth is the...
core
400
What is the crust made of?
plates
400

name the 3 plate boundaries

convergent, divergent, and transform

400
The layer of Earth that is the hottest is the...
inner core
500
Most of the magma from a volcano comes up through a rocky opening called a...
vent
500
The point of Earth's surface that is directly above an earthquake's focus is the...
epicenter
500
The constant motion of plates lead to.... (name 2 things)
earthquakes, mountain building, volcanoes
500

Name the 4 types of volcanoes

cinder cone, composite, caldera, and shield

500
The point underground where the movement of the earthquake first takes place is called...
focus